15 April 2004 20:59, by Scott Nance
>It’s simple. The Men In Suits want to >sell our eyeballs and eardrums to >advertisers. Content is what draws a >person to the business end of the >tube. The lower the production costs, >the better the return on that content. >There is an ever increasing pressure >in our “market economy” to maximize >returns on capital at any cost.
Yeah, no doubt, I get that, and I got that when I wrote my piece. My friends and I frequently quote the old saying, "That’s why they call it show *business*."
The point of my piece, though, is that, for example, ratings for "Angel" are up, which translate into (...)