Netflix Ditches Rush Limbaugh After Slurs
Source: Webpronews.com
Geico Also Jumps Ship
After Mike Fossum and others reported earlier that Netflix was still advertising with Rush Limbaugh, people started calling the company, Tweeting, and canceling services.
After all this controversy, Netflix had to say something. They made a statement about their buy of ads on Limbaughs show.
Reports are coming in that insurance giant Geico, who was thought to have stayed with Limbaugh as well, is also claiming their spots were local market buys and will not happen again.
Read more: http://www.webpronews.com/netflix-ditches-limbaugh-2012-03
democrat_patriot
(2,774 posts)have to drop Rush to stay afloat.
Rush can spew from his bunker - and nobody will hear him.
Nice.
usrname
(398 posts)for radio transmission. If we can get our respective local markets to drop Rush by hitting them in the pocketbooks, Rush will be dropped from being aired. They'll replace him with something that generates revenue.
As it is, it costs the local market to air Rush. They pay Rush money to air his show, hoping that they can then charge a premium to advertisers. But if advertisers are jumping ship, then Rush is a boat anchor on their revenue.
nanabugg
(2,198 posts)I was going to cancel before my next billing period.
jayfish
(10,039 posts)I've been waiting 20 years for this.
CAPHAVOC
(1,138 posts)Of all this Broke Dick Psychobabble.
Mira
(22,380 posts)L. Coyote
(51,129 posts)Uben
(7,719 posts)...to ask if they were advertising on Limbaugh's show, and the guy who answered said they were. I said thank you and hung up.
Then went to Netflix and cancelled my subscription. I had been pondering doing it before this because my wife was the one who subscribed to it and she passed away last month.
MADem
(135,425 posts)Irishonly
(3,344 posts)I think she would be proud.
So sorry for your loss.
NEOhiodemocrat
(912 posts)You and your family are in my thoughts.
kag
(4,079 posts)I called this morning as well, and had them put ours on "hold". I gave them until April 1st, and said if we hadn't heard by then that they had dumped rush that we would call and cancel. And we're a GOOD customer.
My kids will be thrilled that we don't have to cancel. But I might wait a day or two before taking the hold off. I want to be able to call them and let them know WHY I'm doing it, and I want to make sure no other ads "slip through" accidentally.
renate
(13,776 posts)limsgirl
(4 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)if you hung up without telling them.
Uben
(7,719 posts)...you don't really think they care what I think do you? All they want is the $20/mo. When the only question I asked was whether or not they advertised on Limbaugh's show, I think they got the message. Whether or not they did is not that important to me.
That's $20/mo more I have to support a more liberal agenda, and that is what I care about.
Uncle Joe
(58,378 posts)Thanks for the thread, MADem.
qanda
(10,422 posts)LOL
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)that I can see since I am not a subscriber?
MADem
(135,425 posts)Or you create a fake account to look at it.
OR...you have a young 'un in your house who will show you...!
http://www.facebook.com/netflix
Kingofalldems
(38,466 posts)Looks like Rush is in big trouble.
Darth_Kitten
(14,192 posts)TNLib
(1,819 posts)They'll loose revenue. I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of radio stations start cancelling him.
underpants
(182,850 posts)beac
(9,992 posts)punched Limbaugh in his smug face!
yurbud
(39,405 posts)BayjanDem
(321 posts)It's like watching election results, you keep waiting to see who's next
zeemike
(18,998 posts)And congratulated them on their move to drop the fat boy
And I think all of us that subscribe should do that because it is not just enough to complain about what is wrong...it is also important to give positive feedback when they do something positive.
zeemike
(18,998 posts)Netflix has not and does not purchase advertising on the Rush Limbaugh show. We do buy network radio advertising and have confirmed that two Netflix spots were picked up in error as part of local news breaks during the Rush Limbaugh show. We have instructed our advertising agency to make sure that this error will not happen again.
War Pigs
(252 posts)workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)haranguing and ridiculing our service members on the taxpayers dime, 24/7!
NO F***IN WAY can this total BS continue!
We got to double, triple whatever down to stop this travesty!
pangaia
(24,324 posts)and thanked them for dropping the fat guy, very politely of course. The agent was very gracious, chuckled and said they had been receiving many, many calls like mine.
bluedigger
(17,087 posts)I just got an email response from them with the message in the OP. No "Dear Customer" or "thank you for sharing your concern". I mean, it was nice to have them respond, but how hard is it for the PR dept to be a little cordial?
(If you are reading this netflix, I'm available, and probably a lot cheaper than what you got now.)
fhrtjtr
(12 posts)fhrtjtr
(12 posts)byronius
(7,396 posts)I'm thinking, low-ranked podcast for the Monster, huge slander lawsuit win for Ms. Fluke, and a long and fitful end to a bad career.
Small justice for the damage he's done to this nation.