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FCC approves Comcast-NBC merger
- shawnee_ 16y agoDOJ Fail. The biggest problem with this merger is that it messes with what should be a separation of control between content and distribution. One of the core purposes and intentions of Net Neutrality was to enforce a clear line between the two. A distributor of content shouldn't go around applying favoritism to certain content or blocking certain content. 10K commercials for anti-depressants or the latest Millionaire Matchmaker, but the news doesn't report what's happening in the real world. Oh well. Thank goodness for PBS.
- marcusbooster 16y ago> Oh well. Thank goodness for PBS. For now, but the new Republican controlled House is already calling for an end to its funding.
- jcromartie 16y agoYup. NPR and PBS are on the chopping block. It's really amazing. But, strategically, I can understand. You can't have people getting any valuable intellectual content over the airwaves... it undermines the Republican base.
- th0ma5 16y agoAnyone else notice that 30 Rock's lampooning of Comcast doesn't mention Comcast, whereas the jokes about NBC are about NBC, and GE, etc? I wonder if that will change now, or if not, if it speaks to the underlying tone of the whole deal.