This is similar to the situation in Canada. We have a media cartel that are also our telecoms, and they collaborate on prices and lobby heavily for protectioni

This is similar to the situation in Canada. We have a media cartel that are also our telecoms, and they collaborate on prices and lobby heavily for protectionist legislation. On top of that, they hold digital distribution rights for numerous properties and, historically, have done absurd things like only offer them on a service that is _tied to paying for cable_. It won't change. The head of the regulatory body that oversees them is an ex-lobbyist for one of the larger telecoms.