quote:Originally posted by cool1sh: Phrm.. I had to dial 5 times
Apparently, 5 is the magic number... I just got through on call #5... about what I expected... good to hear that they'll begin an ad campaign this month (21st according to the hotline)... I wonder if it'll be broadcast or print? probably a combination of some sort... although, I'm adjusting my target date for last "cheap" buy in to June 18th (last trading day before ad campaign begins)... JMHO though.
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quote:Originally posted by penguinking: hey diane,
what is SHO i saw that in a post of yours is that Show... sorry cant read today
ohhh and QBId
I think what mach was mentioning was this :
The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to short sale regulation under new Regulation SHO, and revisions to Rule 105 of Regulation M (short selling in connection with a public offering), both under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
quote:Originally posted by sharkus: I think what mach was mentioning was this :
The Commission will consider whether to adopt amendments to short sale regulation under new Regulation SHO, and revisions to Rule 105 of Regulation M (short selling in connection with a public offering), both under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
quote:Originally posted by WinsumLosesum: sharkus- thanks for typing the message out. I pasted it onto the Hotline Update thread, but the thread didn't bump to the top...
Big Brother Bob? Any ideas?
it was at the top when I just spotted it (around 1:34pm)...
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quote:Originally posted by sharkus: woohoo .. come on QBID ..
Something is up though .. and I am not just talking about the pps ... volume and price slowly going up .... wonder what is going on ...
GO QBID
Hi Sharkus,
My hubby & went to Flagstaff for some pine trees and cooler weather. Back to the oven today.
QBID @ .0128 !!
I honestly can't remember if I replied to your email about UofA & the building underground. And I reeeeaaaaally don't want to read the pages since friday due to content & nature. So, if this is a repeat I apologize.
QBID @ .0129 !!
To anwser your post regarding how UofA did it... quite simple really, they dug out the mall in front of the Union, built the rooms, covered it all up with dirt and grass... grass is still there! Students still hanging out catch'n rays above ground, with more students underneath!
quote:Originally posted by sharkus: what the heck?!?! The hotline was just changed again ..
Now she is going on about saying that she can not say anything yet and that everybody is still in new york.
and the word is fabulous things are going on
please be patient .. i know you have heard that before.
progress report on monday
info on ad campaign that will start june 21st
i now you are dissapointed but that is all i have
But i can tell you that everyone is very very happy
Sorry for a repeat post but here is the hotline scripted a bit better than what i put up there before :
Thank you for call the q television network hotline...everybody's in new york and the word is fabulous things are going on but i am not allowed to say anything yet. plesase please be patient and i know you have heard all that before. there 's going to be a progress report on monday when they all get back including information on the advertising campaign that's starting on june 21st. I know you are dissapointed and you all wanted more information but i can only give you what i've got and all i know is that everyone is very very happy and i think you will be too but i .. i just cant tell you anything yet...OK? So please just hang on a little longer and i'll talk to as soon as i have more information.
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quote:Originally posted by penguinking: hey diane,
what is SHO i saw that in a post of yours is that Show... sorry cant read today
ohhh and QBId
I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT MEETING THAT ARE GOING ON WITH NAKED SHORTING FORMAT RIGHT NOW SCHEDULED FOR JULY 9TH, 2004. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION. ALSO I HAVE CHECKED AND QBID IS NOT ON ON EUROPEAN MARKET. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT ALSO.
I MAY HAVE A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THIS. ANY INPUT FROM OTHERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
QBID IS HOLDING ITS OUN RIGHT NOW. I THINK THIS VERY POSITIVE.
My hubby & went to Flagstaff for some pine trees and cooler weather. Back to the oven today.
QBID @ .0128 !!
I honestly can't remember if I replied to your email about UofA & the building underground. And I reeeeaaaaally don't want to read the pages since friday due to content & nature. So, if this is a repeat I apologize.
QBID @ .0129 !!
To anwser your post regarding how UofA did it... quite simple really, they dug out the mall in front of the Union, built the rooms, covered it all up with dirt and grass... grass is still there! Students still hanging out catch'n rays above ground, with more students underneath!
Bought more QBID !!
Hey there
Wow! .. trapping students underground. I will have to go back and see how things have changed. I miss the weather quite bit and the fact that while I was there you really did not want to do any work!
Q Television would I think go over quite well in Tucson. I travel quite a bit in my current job and so far wherever I go I tell at least one person about QTV. Will have to go down to Tucson and spread the word.
As for today's hotline message while I do like it I still find myself going great I need to be patient again like the message said. Let's see what the advertising campaign brings to the table...
btw --> .0135! now
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I keep clicking on the links posted for qtelevision's website on the Pr's and I think, ugh.
Some of you mention a better website and I go to the link and think... double ugh.
BUT....
This is the link some of you must be talking about when you say it looks so much better! Now this is professional & exciting... http://www.triangletelevisionnetwork.com/
Just posted it in case some of you are just clicking on the links provided from the Pr's posted, like I was! (one example on page 23).
quote:Originally posted by TickerToo: Hello everyone,
I keep clicking on the links posted for qtelevision's website on the Pr's and I think, ugh.
Some of you mention a better website and I go to the link and think... double ugh.
BUT....
This is the link some of you must be talking about when you say it looks so much better! Now this is professional & exciting... http://www.triangletelevisionnetwork.com/
Just posted it in case some of you are just clicking on the links provided from the Pr's posted, like I was! (one example on page 23).
What a doedoe head I am.
Reeeaaally sharp website.
ummm
I think when we were talking about the new website was their old crappy looking one :
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Ok, now I'm really confused. The latest news on that Website is from September 2003. I got the website by searching Triangle Network under Google. Just wanted to see if I could find anything new.
Was this their old Website? I'm sooo embarrassed if so. And I apologize for the post.
Still... I think it is a much sharper presentation then the current Website.
quote:Originally posted by TickerToo: Ok, now I'm really confused. The latest news on that Website is from September 2003. I got the website by searching Triangle Network under Google. Just wanted to see if I could find anything new.
Was this their old Website? I'm sooo embarrassed if so. And I apologize for the post.
Still... I think it is a much sharper presentation then the current Website.
Oh well. JMHO
Don't worry about it - I think there are still a few other websites out there floating around with old information. They did take some of the pictures from the TTN page to the new qtelevision page.
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Upon further review with a more critical eye... great format, energized sound, stronger background colors, active & exciting verbage, but... maybe too many naked bodies in major photos for a "family oriented" G&L entertainment network.
Even though the editor does not mention Qbid until the end of the article on footnotes as additional smaller g/l networks....
Commercial Closet: Which Player Will Become The First Gay TV Network? June 7, 2004 Mike Wilke
Viacom is planning to launch 24-hour gay TV network LOGO in February 2005, but rivals PrideVision of Canada and here! TV may introduce theirs first.
Launched as a gay pay-per-view service in August 2003, here! TV is available in 22 million households on DISH Network, DirecTV, and RCN cable, with more cable operators to come. The service will soon run in multiple formats, including subscriber video on-demand service (SVOD) launching next month, and the only commercial-free, premium channel in October.
Lead by Los Angeles-based producer Paul Colichman, who produced independent film Gods & Monsters, here! TV claims a $100 million programming war chest and is to carry 40% original material nine hours a day, along with acquired material from Strand, TLA, and Wolfe Video.
Meanwhile, Canada's PrideVision, launched September 2001, already claims the "world's first GLBT television network" title and is also racing to the U.S. market. It plans a fall launch here with its library of original shows, gay TV series, and late night male and female erotica. "We have everything we want, uncensored and unapologetic," says Jason Hughes, PrideVision director of sales & marketing.
PrideVision owner Headline Media Group has an agreement with a major American cable company and is nearing a contract with a dish provider. The service has a nationally available mandate in Canada, with 15,000 household subscriptions costing $4-$6 a month (it will run higher in the U.S.). Advertisers there include Pepsi, Nissan, Nivea, Crest Whitestrips, movies and music companies, though none have made gay-specific commercials.
However, the network suffered a big spending cutback a year ago. "We now have three years of research about what works," explains Hughes. Viacom's announcement was coincidental, he says, but has increased investors' interest for PrideVision in America and Europe.
Retro Logo for Viacom's LOGO Channel
Finally moving forward on an old, two-year-old gay channel plan, then called Outlet, Viacom/MTV Networks announced in late May it's launching LOGO. Without comment, it dumped the old name and Viacom partner Showtime, and lost the premium channel model.
Viacom CEO Sumner Redstone confessed stalling the earlier plan was a mistake. He now tells investors it will cost $30 million to launch, but could be worth $1 billion.
LOGO will be on regular digital cable with commercials on Time Warner, RCN and other, with 10 million homes projected for 2005.
The look and name mystified some. The logo for LOGO is 1970s retro, and the O's contain the words "different" and "together." The web site proudly notes the name "is not an obvious pun or play on words; it's not clichéd or dated as could have easily been by using well known symbols," and "it appeals to a broad range of viewers and signifies the many meanings of identity."
Predictably, the first advertisers will be familiar. LOGO's site confirms Viacom is "in discussions with many companies that already market to the gay audience, such as General Motors, American Express, Avis, Pfizer and many others. We already have some commitments from companies such as Orbitz, but we have just begun to reach out to advertisers."
Because few advertisers have gay-targeted commercials, Viacom will "integrate their marketing messages into LOGO's programming," including product placement, program segments involving their brand, online integration, and contests.
LOGO will be the most mainstream of its competitors. Original programs will be developed with Showtime, CBS News, VH1, MTV, and Comedy Central, and movie titles will be acquired from major studios. A mix of 75% acquired/licensed programming and 25% original series and specials is planned, targeting lesbians and gays ages 25-49, with no erotica, sex or profanity. Despite being the child of MTV Networks, gay youth are not in LOGO's plan, nor the competition's.
Gay TV Travels To Europe Too
Gay channels aren't just for North America. After several delays, Pink TV is still expected to launch in France this summer and GAY-TV of Italy became Europe's first gay network in May 2002, free to satellite dish owners. GAY-TV pulled in advertisers Dolce & Gabbana and Renault. The channel, owned by Dutch investor Coril, claims daily viewership of up to 500,000 Italians, half of whom are straight.
Ironically, all gay networks and programs count on a substantial portion of straight viewers, up to a third or more, for success.
To improve its profile, here! TV will spend about $3 million this year on promotional efforts in gay media and events, long before PrideVision and LOGO get started, though LOGO will have enormous promotional support on Viacom networks. Gay marketing firm Double Platinum will handle PrideVision's efforts.
With an estimated 14-24 million American lesbians and gays, and strong interest from the general population, there may be room for several efforts. Consumers will quickly go from no gay channels to competing, 24-hour mainstream to edgy offerings.
But currently, many major corporations pay more annually for paperclips than to reach the gay market. Interested advertisers need to increase their budgets for the higher costs of TV, and create appropriate commercials for the new networks. Gays are quickly becoming bigger business.
Mike Wilke's Commercial Closet column covers gay issues in advertising, marketing and media. It is part of the non-profit project tracking 85 years of gay images in advertising worldwide. Its 1300+ image archive is at CommercialCloset.org.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Editor’s note: There are also a number of small business players entering the gay TV market, although on a much smaller scale than the companies mentioned in this article. These companies include: The Q Television Network (the company reports they are planning a July launch); Pride Nation Network; C1TV; Gbox.com, and Village TV, a streaming media company.
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Q Television Network (Pink Sheets: QBID) announces details surrounding the results of its industry launch, which began June 1.
Within the first day of the network's availability on Intelsat America's 7, 129 degrees West, Channel 1, Q Television received considerable response from potential carriers and advertisers seeking more information regarding the network and its anticipated public launch.
As a result, network executives will travel to New York City June 6 - 11 to meet with private equity funds, hedge funds and securities dealers. All of these firms have indicated a strong interest in the upcoming launch and the opportunity for equity participation.
In addition, the executives also have appointments scheduled with cable companies and advertisers to present the current direction of Q Television Network.
"We anticipated that the soft launch would generate lots of inquiries regarding the availability of Q Television for carriage and advertising," notes president Frank Olsen. "Yet we were amazed how quickly everything has moved forward within the past 24 hours."
The network expects to announce major contracts within the coming weeks.
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Looking for Programming Ideas Frank???? We should have Qtelevision pick up "LadySitters" and make it a Spinoff for their programming.....This clip is H-I-L-L-A-R-I-O-U-S....Is a must watch
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quote:Originally posted by howdou1it: Looking for Programming Ideas Frank???? We should have Qtelevision pick up "LadySitters" and make it a Spinoff for their programming.....This clip is H-I-L-L-A-R-I-O-U-S....Is a must watch
quote:Originally posted by howdou1it: Looking for Programming Ideas Frank???? We should have Qtelevision pick up "LadySitters" and make it a Spinoff for their programming.....This clip is H-I-L-L-A-R-I-O-U-S....Is a must watch
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The Q closed up today. . .PR coming soon. .. .Frank expects contracts to be announced in the coming weeks. . . All we have to do is. . . . . .. . .! Yes!!
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quote:Originally posted by TickerToo: Hello everyone,
I keep clicking on the links posted for qtelevision's website on the Pr's and I think, ugh.
Some of you mention a better website and I go to the link and think... double ugh.
BUT....
This is the link some of you must be talking about when you say it looks so much better! Now this is professional & exciting... http://www.triangletelevisionnetwork.com/
Just posted it in case some of you are just clicking on the links provided from the Pr's posted, like I was! (one example on page 23).
What a doedoe head I am.
Reeeaaally sharp website.
That site is so much better.. what is up with the one that is still somewhat cheesy?
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ny is fabulous... living here is great... will the q make it here? who knows... will they air? who knows... do I hope they make it here and air? yes. If they are going to actually pull this off I really do see highs nearing a dollar... GLTA I am in until they air.. maybe longer. see you all at the bank.
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