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To: George Martin who wrote (18039)	5/22/1999 12:22:00 PM
From: Vendit™	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 41369

OT: George, I received a letter by mail from Direct TV yesterday and this is the over all message it contained. This is an important notice about availability of broadcast network services to DIRECTV subscribers. These services include ABC(channels 295 and 296), CBS (channels 290 and 291), FOX (channel 297)and NBC (channels 292 and 293). As a result of a settlement of a lawsuit, we may no longer provide you with these services by satellite. We must disconnect your ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC satellite services by June 30th. A law called the Satellite home viewer act allows us to deliver broadcast networks only to homes that are not served by local TV network affiliates. The standards we must use indicate that you are served by local TV stations and therefore not eligible to receive broadcast networks by satellite from us. This is what I am miffed about. Vendit

To: George Martin who wrote (18039)	5/22/1999 12:56:00 PM
From: Jenne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 41369

The Net's Savviest Spenders Marketing is important to success on the Web. Even more important is getting a good return on marketing expenses. Below is a ranking of how big a bang companies are getting for their marketing buck. The methodology: For 1997 and 1998, we divided revenues by marketing expenses. For example, in 1998 America Online generated close to $7 of sales for every marketing dollar it spent, showing a 74% increase of marketing efficiency. REVENUES DIVIDED BY MARKETING EXPENSES PERCENT COMPANY Fiscal 98 Fiscal 97 Change Onsale 8.81 9.69 -9% America Online 6.95 3.99 74 Amazon.com 4.59 3.65 26 ETrade 3.44 5.55 -38 Ameritrade* 3.09 5.53 -44 Excite 2.47 1.69 46 eBay 2.39 3.32 -28 Yahoo! 2.20 1.54 43 Lycos 1.60 1.16 38 Beyond.com 1.33 9.91 -87 CDNow 1.27 1.81 -30 Earthweb 0.74 1.11 -33 TheGlobe.com 0.59 0.62 -4 Ivillage 0.53 0.69 -23 TheStreet.com 0.46 0.27 70 Average 2.70 3.37 -20% *** Ameritrade and e*trade use different accounting presentations for marketing expenses DATA: BUSINESS WEEK