The gov't is involved because TV is in the final stages of gov't intervention subsidy. It's been taxed, it's been regulated and now it's time to subsidize it.

The gov't is involved because TV is in the final stages of gov't intervention subsidy. It's been taxed, it's been regulated and now it's time to subsidize it. The method of subsidization the gov't has chosen is: barriers to entry. It's a favorite of gov't because it's a tax that no one sees.