I’m not talking about the BBC or PBS, which operate without editorial intervention by their government sponsors. I’m talking about the state-funded media of authoritarian regimes: Russia Today (RT), China Global Television Network (CGTN), Telesur (Venezuela’s station), etc.
I see links from these outlets on reddit on a regular basis. I believe that sharing material from these outlets helps these outlets reach a wider audience for their propaganda.
Usually, what gets posted is something that appears benign—like a video about Pablo Escobar’s escaped zoo animals (from CGTN) or someone lost in the Alaskan wilderness (from RT). I think that the benign material these outlets put out is intended to legitimize these outlets and to lure viewers in to the rest of what these outlets pump out, which is propaganda and misinformation meant to benefit their authoritarian patrons.
In the extremely unlikely scenario that Hazbin Hotel premieres on a television channel rather than a streaming service, which do you think would fit it best? I personally think it would be right at home on Adult Swim or Comedy Central.
Each week I'll be picking a random ASX stock that I've (personally, yes I'm aware it may have been covered at some point in history) rarely seen discussed online - and that I do NOT hold - that you voted for, for us to dive into for some "DD".
This is for us to have a look at what it does, comb over their financials, and in the end discuss whether or not we'd buy into it. Not all of these stocks may be sexy or appealing; the whole point is to shine a light on what companies are doing out there on the ASX which never get much coverage - for good or bad.
The main purpose being to add some more variety in coverage to the standard blue chips or meme stocks we see pumped day in and day out, and hopefully discover some hidden gems or innovative companies on the Aussie market - or at least, some less stinky forms of dogshit.
Here's this week's Random Stonk of the Week.
Company name: Sky Network Television Ltd
A knife that would make /u/Nevelo jealous
Ticker: SKT
Industry: Media
Headquarters: Auckland, NZ
Market cap: $400m
Current share price: $2.31
P/E ratio: ~9
1-year Performance: +56.5%
What they do, smoothbrain version: spam Kiwis with junk reality TV and dated show re-runs, along with like, heaps of rugby, bru
What they say they do, wanky version: "We’re all about bringing you the very best sport and entertainment. Whether you’re ready to sit up and cheer every All Blacks and Silver Ferns match, binge on the entire series of Game of Thrones, get to grips with what’s happening to our planet, or laugh and cry over classic movies, reality TV or local and global nail-biting drama, it’s right here." 🍆👋
What they do, actual version: Sky Network Television are a New Zealand-based satellite & digital TV provider that broadcast a wide range of licensed and originally-produced shows and live events.
Oh and, one important thing to note before we get into it: despite their name, no, they're not affiliated with "that" more controversial news outlet of the same name that operates elsewhere in the world.
Headquartered in Auckland, the company currently services a base of nearly 1 million customers; pretty impressive considering the total population of NZ is only just over ~5 million all up.
As a dual-listed company on both the ASX & NZX, the company do
... keep reading on reddit ➡On my Roku there are apps for NBC, Fox, CBS etc. In order to watch the live broadcast I need an active cable subscription.
