Talk:Digital multicast television network

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Did you know... that the 2017 acquisition of Katz Broadcasting by the E. W. Scripps Company was seen as a validation of the business of diginets?

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 22:20, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that when Australian commercial broadcasters moved nationally produced drama and children's programmes to their multichannels, ratings and visibility declined significantly? Source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1329878X211030370 The ACMA’s decision to allow Australia’s commercial broadcasters to place their sub quota obligations on the new channels had a profound impact on the cultural visibility of drama and children’s programmes.
- ALT1: ... that the 2017 acquisition of Katz Broadcasting by the E. W. Scripps Company was seen as validating the business of diginets? Source: https://tvnewscheck.com/uncategorized/article/diginet-world-is-having-a-moment/ “That was a warm feeling when that happened for me,” says Sean Compton, Tribune Media president of programming. “The Scripps acquisition made multicasting ‘legit,’” he says. “It said that this is a true business and there’s a marketplace for it.”
- ALT2: ... that MeTV, the most-watched diginet in the United States, draws more prime time viewers than cable channels such as Bravo and Lifetime? Source: https://variety.com/vip/the-rise-of-the-diginets-1235219222/
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cancer Diagnostic Probe
- Comment: Mostly a US article but with an Australia section and hook as a viable option.

Created by Sammi Brie (talk). Self-nominated at 21:30, 24 January 2023 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall:

I personally prefer ALT1. BorgQueen (talk) 08:35, 25 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]