I understand that a lot of people are fascinated by police car chases, and that’s fine – I’m not questioning that. But when the local news cuts to continuous live coverage, they are (1) Not running commercials and (2) sometimes pre-empting other coverage they have paid for. And the news coverage is usually objectively NOT worth all the time they are investing in it – it’s usually just a random car thief. Sometimes they go live for an hour or more, just showing a car driving around town with police cars following. How can this be a good business decision for them to make?
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More eyes on channel A means less eyes on channel B.
Both channels are charging advertisers for time on their network.
The network that pulls in more viewers can command a higher price.
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