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To: Eamons who wrote (2838)	2/6/1998 12:32:00 AM
From: OpenSea	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27968

This Morton Downey thing certainly has me perplexed! Sure hope to hear more tomorrow about the deal. I can see some value in the advertising potential, since, with the unemployment rate being as low as it is, finding workers is the greatest difficulty employment agencies face (more so than finding the positions to be filled.) What better venue than a (presumably) daytime television show to find unemployed people? My girlfriend is unemployed and, despite being quite intelligent, seems to spend quite a bit of time watching "trashy" daytime television. It seems like the demographics of the audience could be pretty good. I hope that Firamada is trying to get advertising benefits out of the deal and is not going into the TV business for direct profit--that would be too bizarre. -Jim

To: Eamons who wrote (2838)	2/6/1998 12:36:00 AM
From: paul j. gourley	Respond to of 27968

I,like Rich, felt blind sided when I read the news release. I ttook a step back and looked at it from Ira's perspective. Generally if a show is syndicated would it not mean that television stations are paying for the right to air the program. If this is the case, since FAMH is underwriting production, wouldn't FAMH receive a portion of profits. Maybe the wasn't so much to increase FAMH awareness but FAMH profitibility. Shock TV seems to be the theme of today. Ratings produce more advertisers wanting in. There would also be income derived from any reruns while in syndication. Look at Oprah, she controls all aspects and makes a tidy profit. We do not know hwom will be the targeted audience. It could flop or it could create a cult type following. I will reserve judgement until IRA explains his reasoning. I will miss Rich's input, I feel that he could help the company tremendously in development of IT placement. Sorry I was so long winded. PJGourley