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You're not wrong about that. I don't think this is a case of that, though. CBS is one of four major legacy broadcast networks. They are owned by National Amu
by amalcon 7y ago
You're not wrong about that. I don't think this is a case of that, though.
CBS is one of four major legacy broadcast networks. They are owned by National Amusements, whose other assets basically amount to a lot of movie theaters. This contrasts with NBC (owned by Comcast), ABC (owned by Disney), and Fox (also owned by Disney now).
This show is exclusive to the CBS web streaming service, an arena with even more competition.
That doesn't seem like a sufficiently-dominant corporation to me. They are a major player, yes, but at best second strongest in their domain.
- dragonwriter 7y ago> CBS is one of four major legacy broadcast networks. They are owned by National Amusements, whose other assets basically amount to a lot of movie theaters. This contrasts with NBC (owned by Comcast), ABC (owned by Disney), and Fox (also owned by Disney now). National Amusements owns Viacom, which kind of undermines the contrast you are drawing. And Disney doesn't own Fox (the broadcast network) it owns 21st Century Fox, which uses to be the corporate parent of Fox Broadcasting, but Fox Broadcasting, Fox News, and a number of other assets were spun out to make Fox Corporation which didn't go with 21st Century Fox to Disney, and which is still controlled by Rupert Murdoch.
- amalcon 7y agoThat's all correct. I'd looked at News Corporation for the list of assets not acquired by Disney, and didn't notice the spin-out of Fox Broadcasting. This does rather undermine that particular contrast. National Amusements still does not have anything like a monopoly position in either the broadcast television or web streaming spaces.