"Sci Fi Channel Aims to Shed Geeky Image With New Name"
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php
I just found out that the channel most looked to for Science Fiction will be changing its name to a Polish term that means garbage or sewage. The idea claimed by NBC Universal is to broaden the channels ability to grow a viewer base and to disassociate the channel from all the anti-social GEEKS that are Science Fiction viewers. NBC Universal’s cable networks include USA, SciFi, Sleuth, Chiller and it has an interest in other cable networks as well as the NBC broadcast network.
This will spell the end of the channel as we once knew it. It is a very sad day for Science Fiction fans, many of whom have been very loyal to watch EVERY program produced for what they believed to be their channel. In the future this channel will just be one of many channels on cable and no longer their main viewing channel. Before long they will no longer look to this channel as the source for Science Fiction. No longer will they just watch the channel to SUPPORT their channel because they will no longer have a channel.
If NBC wanted a new channel why not change the name of Sleuth or CHILLER networks and leave the one hope Science Fiction fans have had of consistent programing. NBC may gain folks that hate Science Fiction but will lose the core of their viewers. Just a very sad day for Science Fiction viewers and fans and very likely NBC Universal.
The absolute contempt NBC Universal proves they have for core viewers and all viewers that love Science Fiction programs certainly will make them look elsewhere for something to watch or recommend to others.
Bonnie Hammer should go work for Lifetime if she HATES Science Fiction fans so much that she does not want to be associated with them. After seeing the video clips of her and researching her commits showing her feelings for GEEKS that live in a basements somewhere and are all anti-social creatures of some kind, she is not the person to program a channel for Science Fiction fans.
http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/03/sci_fi_channel_aims_to_shed_ge.php
I just found out that the channel most looked to for Science Fiction will be changing its name to a Polish term that means garbage or sewage. The idea claimed by NBC Universal is to broaden the channels ability to grow a viewer base and to disassociate the channel from all the anti-social GEEKS that are Science Fiction viewers. NBC Universal’s cable networks include USA, SciFi, Sleuth, Chiller and it has an interest in other cable networks as well as the NBC broadcast network.
This will spell the end of the channel as we once knew it. It is a very sad day for Science Fiction fans, many of whom have been very loyal to watch EVERY program produced for what they believed to be their channel. In the future this channel will just be one of many channels on cable and no longer their main viewing channel. Before long they will no longer look to this channel as the source for Science Fiction. No longer will they just watch the channel to SUPPORT their channel because they will no longer have a channel.
If NBC wanted a new channel why not change the name of Sleuth or CHILLER networks and leave the one hope Science Fiction fans have had of consistent programing. NBC may gain folks that hate Science Fiction but will lose the core of their viewers. Just a very sad day for Science Fiction viewers and fans and very likely NBC Universal.
The absolute contempt NBC Universal proves they have for core viewers and all viewers that love Science Fiction programs certainly will make them look elsewhere for something to watch or recommend to others.
Bonnie Hammer should go work for Lifetime if she HATES Science Fiction fans so much that she does not want to be associated with them. After seeing the video clips of her and researching her commits showing her feelings for GEEKS that live in a basements somewhere and are all anti-social creatures of some kind, she is not the person to program a channel for Science Fiction fans.
The TRUTH is if NBCU had went after every quality Science Fiction movie, series and documentary when they became available to cable and continued to do this year after year they could be the dominant provider for the genre and the channel would consistently be within the top five rated cable channels. There is about 35 million folks that admit they enjoy Science Fiction programs or about 10 percent of the population of the country. If The channel could get the loyalty of just 10 percent of these folks the ratings would be about double what it is now. No one is saying not to use ECW wrestling to draw the young men to the channel, nor is Ghost Hunters a problem for anyone if the quality Science Fiction shows were also being provided, but do not blame us for your programing failures, nor does press releases that claim the channel needs too change the name to disassociate the channel from antisocial GEEKS that live in a basement some where and watch Science Fiction while playing video games. IMO the technology that allows NBCU to exist would not available if not for these science interested GEEKS of past generations and the future would be very dim if not for the present science interested GEEKS and those of tomorrow.
The protest is to NOT watch any LIVE programs on any “NBC” owned networks until this name change is cancelled. Using a DVR or the online sources will deprive NBC the benefit of having a LIVE viewer. This will KILL ratings and ad income and NBC will not be able to operate if already low ratings at NBC go lower as well as weakening the cable operations income with lower ratings. Programs will not have to be missed but only viewed another way instead of live to be part of the LIVE Programs boycott.
A nation wide boycott of “ALL” NBC Universal owned channels for LIVE programs is being planned to occur at or just before the name change goes into effect and may be tested for changes in ratings before to plan how to best affect NBC’s income and get their attention..
You can contact NBC at the following addresses.
Kelley, John
john.kelley@nbcuni.com
Senior Vice President, Communications - USA Network & SCI FI NetworkPhone: 212.664.4774 Email:
john.kelley@nbcuni.comDivision: SCI FI, USA Network
Boxberger, Cathryn
Editorial Manager - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 777-1544 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Brennan, Bill
Vice President - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: (212) 664 4898 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Project Assignment: "Eureka" "The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets" "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?" Division(s): SCI FI
Cohen, Benjamin
Manger, Photo Production - NBC Universal Photography and New Media Phone: (818) 840-4923 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Conaty, Kelly
Photo Producer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7954 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Dima, Thomas
Consultant - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: 212- 664-4143 Project Assignment: "Visions for Tomorrow" "Sanctuary" Division(s): SCI FI
Drinkwater, Paul
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-3517 Fax: (818) 840-4961 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Giegerich, Kate
Photography Coordinator - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7880 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Granados, Maureen
Junior Publicist - SCI FI Publicity Phone: (212) 664-4143 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Project Assignment: "Destination Truth" "Dead Like Me" "Jake 2.0" "Star Trek: Enterprise" "KAW" "Ani-Monday" "Ice Spiders" "Sands of Oblivion" "Headless Horseman" "Ghost Hunters International" "Rock Monster" "Estate of Panic" "Ghost Hunters" "Battlestar Galactica" Division(s): SCI FI
Haaseth, Mitch
Creative Director, Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-6042 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Haston, Chris
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-3318 Fax: (818) 840-4961 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Kelley, John
Senior Vice President, Communications - USA Network & SCI FI Network Phone: 212.664.4774 Division(s): SCI FI, USA Network
Kim, Sun
Director - New Media & Photography Phone: (818) 777-1526 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Lukic, Danny
Director - Technology and New Media Phone: (818) 840-7705 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Mappala, Heidi
Coordinator - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-4975 Fax: (818) 840-3952 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Martin, Samantha
Manager, Digital Technology - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-8914 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Norton, Margaret
Senior Manager, New Media - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 777-1533 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Rosenblatt, Michelle
Director, Publicity - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: (212) 664- 4759 Project Assignment: "Doctor Who" "Warehouse 13" "Caprica" "Mind Control with Derren Brown" "The Sarah Jane Adventures" "Mystery of the Crystal Skulls" "CHA$E" "Stargate Atlantis" Division(s): SCI FI
Rozar, WandaManager, New Media - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-2891 Fax: (818) 840-3488 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Schoneboom, SallieSenior Vice President - SCI FI Publicity Phone: (212) 664-3467 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Division(s): SCI FI
Sherwood, Virginia
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-8921 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Simic, PhilPost-
Production Specialist - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-4271 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Sinsabaugh, Elisabeth
Executive Director - NBC Univeral Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7133 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Slay, Ray
Senior Vice President - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-6089 Fax: (818) 840-4489 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
A nation wide boycott of “ALL” NBC Universal owned channels for LIVE programs is being planned to occur at or just before the name change goes into effect and may be tested for changes in ratings before to plan how to best affect NBC’s income and get their attention..
You can contact NBC at the following addresses.
Kelley, John
john.kelley@nbcuni.com
Senior Vice President, Communications - USA Network & SCI FI NetworkPhone: 212.664.4774 Email:
john.kelley@nbcuni.comDivision: SCI FI, USA Network
Boxberger, Cathryn
Editorial Manager - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 777-1544 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Brennan, Bill
Vice President - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: (212) 664 4898 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Project Assignment: "Eureka" "The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets" "Who Wants To Be A Superhero?" Division(s): SCI FI
Cohen, Benjamin
Manger, Photo Production - NBC Universal Photography and New Media Phone: (818) 840-4923 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Conaty, Kelly
Photo Producer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7954 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Dima, Thomas
Consultant - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: 212- 664-4143 Project Assignment: "Visions for Tomorrow" "Sanctuary" Division(s): SCI FI
Drinkwater, Paul
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-3517 Fax: (818) 840-4961 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Giegerich, Kate
Photography Coordinator - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7880 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Granados, Maureen
Junior Publicist - SCI FI Publicity Phone: (212) 664-4143 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Project Assignment: "Destination Truth" "Dead Like Me" "Jake 2.0" "Star Trek: Enterprise" "KAW" "Ani-Monday" "Ice Spiders" "Sands of Oblivion" "Headless Horseman" "Ghost Hunters International" "Rock Monster" "Estate of Panic" "Ghost Hunters" "Battlestar Galactica" Division(s): SCI FI
Haaseth, Mitch
Creative Director, Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-6042 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Haston, Chris
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-3318 Fax: (818) 840-4961 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Kelley, John
Senior Vice President, Communications - USA Network & SCI FI Network Phone: 212.664.4774 Division(s): SCI FI, USA Network
Kim, Sun
Director - New Media & Photography Phone: (818) 777-1526 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Lukic, Danny
Director - Technology and New Media Phone: (818) 840-7705 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Mappala, Heidi
Coordinator - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-4975 Fax: (818) 840-3952 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Martin, Samantha
Manager, Digital Technology - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-8914 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Norton, Margaret
Senior Manager, New Media - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 777-1533 Fax: (818) 866-1410 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Rosenblatt, Michelle
Director, Publicity - SCI FI Channel Publicity Phone: (212) 664- 4759 Project Assignment: "Doctor Who" "Warehouse 13" "Caprica" "Mind Control with Derren Brown" "The Sarah Jane Adventures" "Mystery of the Crystal Skulls" "CHA$E" "Stargate Atlantis" Division(s): SCI FI
Rozar, WandaManager, New Media - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-2891 Fax: (818) 840-3488 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Schoneboom, SallieSenior Vice President - SCI FI Publicity Phone: (212) 664-3467 Fax: (212) 703-8533 Division(s): SCI FI
Sherwood, Virginia
Photographer - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-8921 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
Simic, PhilPost-
Production Specialist - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-4271 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Sinsabaugh, Elisabeth
Executive Director - NBC Univeral Photography & New Media Phone: (212) 664-7133 Fax: (212) 703-8524
Slay, Ray
Senior Vice President - NBC Universal Photography & New Media Phone: (818) 840-6089 Fax: (818) 840-4489 Division(s): NBC Universal Corporate
