TCM in trouble despite heavy hitters' help

[SleeplessinSoCal]

Spielberg, Scorsese, And PTA Can't Save TCM – There's Only One Way To Keep It Alive

Very complicated...

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[Tetrachloride]

1. i don't believe anything until a forensic accountant sees the books

[jimfields33]

2. I never watched that channel in my life and I have it. I just looked.

I wonder if viewership is the problem. It’s not a well known channel.

[calguy]

3. We watch it sometimes.

There's hardly any advertising, so they must get most of their revenues from cable providers.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

4. Turner Classic Movies turned into TCM still airs classic movies...

... and documentaries about making movies. Occasional biographies about old timey movies and directors. Robert Osborne was associated with it until his death in 2017.

My big beef with them is they refuse to honor Labor Day. Today is brimming over with patriotic entertainment. Christmas week is very festive. Halloween movies for at least a week. Memorial Day with war movies adnauseum. But not one worker movie to celebrate Labor Day.

I forgive them. I just love that channel.

[Nittersing]

5. I watch this channel all the time!!

It's the only reason I still have satellite.

[kimbutgar]

6. I love TCM

It is my ho to channel. Its problems are with corporate greed. Not producing enough revenue.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

7. it is pretty amazing as it doesn't have advertising.

It's owned by a Warner Brothers Discovery. And MAX is as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_%28streaming_service%29?wprov=sfla1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner_Bros._Discovery?wprov=sfla1

as far as i know we pay for it via our Cable provider. i have the TCM app, but it's free. I don't know how the bills get sorted.

[Paladin]

8. I'll be awfully upset if TCM gets trashed. (nt)