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So who gets the profit$?

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RE: So who gets the profit$?

I think CNN gets a huge chunk from ads.

SEE HERE:

http://adage.com/article/media/cnn-republican-debate-draws-23-million-viewers/300424/

EXCERPT:

Mr. Trump is also a big reason why CNN was able to charge about $200,000 for a 30-second spot in Wednesday night’s debate. That is 40-times more than the usual price of about $5,000 for a commercial on CNN in prime time. Indeed, Mr. Trump couldn’t resist a pointed remark in an interview after leaving the main stage. He noted that CNN must have had no trouble attracting advertisers, given the lengthy three-hour time slot for the event.

Digital viewing of the debate was also impressive. There were 921,000 peak concurrent live streams of the debate, according to CNN. That compares with 1.3 million for this year’s Super Bowl.