Re: Producing a daily TV show

I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to respond, it is greatly appreciated.

Here is an update.

I can borrow the equipment needed to get the show on air. Revenue split as proposed. Half of breaks go to the tv station for them to sell.
Our share will be split like this. Who ever sells the ad gets 50%. The other 50% goes like this.

10% for infrastructure
50% to me
40% to the on air talent.
If a client needs a commercial I make it and keep all revenue to pay for my equipment.

I am getting a rate card from the station to see what the actual numbers on for commercial rates. The tv program director keeps telling us we need to hire a cameraman to run a camera live in the studio to give it a realty effect like MTV. He did it 11 years ago 4 times a month with a local rock station and it went well he said.
I said if it went so well why did it last only 3 months and I am not going to produce this show with a huge paycut just so I can pay a "new kid" to run a camera. The tv PD also told us that setting up this tv show is as simply as plugging in the fiber optic cable into his camera and letting it run.
My response was "A monkey can do that, is that the show you want to run?" They keep saying that they want a really nice looking show, yet they don't want to pay me for it.

Another revenue stream would be to broadcast on the net but the radio station says it will hurt their online streaming. I feel like everyone is limiting my revenue stream yet everyone else is going to be making top dollar.


Give me your opinion and tell me what the idea situation would be.
Thanks