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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 06:59 PM
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A GOOD Argument In Favor Of Comcast Acquiring NBC Universal
Comcast would immediately relegate CNN and Fox to preimum cable in all markets, and then slide MSNBC (and probably CNBC) into basic cable.

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tishaLA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:02 PM
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1. Two words in opposition: Ed Snider
The CEO of Comcast-Spectacor who is a huge supporter of all things republicon and who, in a moment of resolute insanity, invited Sarah Palin to drop the first puck at a Flyers game last fall. He's a complete fucking creep.
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Demoiselle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:39 PM
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6. Snider doesn't run Comcast itself...He runs Comcast-Spectacor....
the sports complex in Philly. Agreed, he's got some very creepy political notions. One of the better tv moments was Flyers fans booing when Ms Moosecatcher stepped onto the ice.
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Writer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:03 PM
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2. I heard a little rumor... in the last year or so...
that NBC has considered becoming a strictly cable network.
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ovidsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:10 PM
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3. I'm not sure that would happen.
Edited on Thu Oct-01-09 07:15 PM by ovidsen
I live in Atlanta, where (unless you can target a dish in between buildings and hills) it's either Comcast or over-the-air. So I have Comcast.

CNN, Fox "News", CNBC, and Headline News are on basic. MSNBC and Fox Business are on one of the "premium" tiers.

Since I refuse to give Comcast any more than I have to, I depend on the Web to watch MSNBC highlights (thanks to the DUers who give me hints on what might be worth watching)

Your proposal is logical. Which is why I doubt if the Comcast suits would ever consider it.

Comcast in Deal Talks with NBC Universal:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4085270&mesg_id=4085270
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bbinacan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:19 PM
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5. I was told that
MSNBC charges COMCAST more for access. Ergo, MSNBC is on the premium lineup. I read about this on DU.
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3waygeek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 08:35 PM
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9. Roswell & parts of Gwinnett have Charter
who put CNN/Fox/MSNBC/HLN on basic analog cable.
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ovidsen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 09:29 PM
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10. I guess I could always move to Charter territory
Although I admit that the cable channel package available in a place isn't exactly number one of my list of reasons to relocate. ;)
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TheKentuckian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:10 PM
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4. Not good enough for me
media divestment now!

BREAK 'EM UP!!!!
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hvn_nbr_2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 07:45 PM
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7. I fear another result.
Like the owners of all the other networks, Comcast is a giant right-wing-owned and right-wing-run corporation. For whatever unknown reason, GE has been letting MSNBC have a leftward slant and do actual journalism. I expect that if Comcast buys NBC Universal, of which MSNBC is part, we won't long have Keith, Rachel, Ed, etc.
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WonderGrunion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 08:18 PM
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8. Getting NBC out from under GE would be a good thing.
At least then it wouldn't have any more ties to the Military-Industrial Complex through GE's defense contracts.
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lpbk2713 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-01-09 09:44 PM
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11. Just as an aside ...



I heard something today about Verizon thinking about buying out DirectTV.



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