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12-01-2009, 05:36 PM
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GE selling NBC Universal to Comcast
GE, Comcast Deal Over NBC Universal Is Complete: Source - Mergers and Aquisitions * US * News * Story - CNBC.com
I don't like Comcast owning multiple channels that I currently get on DirecTV (for now).
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12-01-2009, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Bay Area
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I agree. I don't think it is good for consumers to have the distributors also control the content. I no longer get Versus as a result of a spat between Comcast and DirecTV. In the long run, I suspect I am going to choose to either subscribe to both or accept not having access to a bunch of content that I currently enjoy. Although consumes may end up with less content than they enjoy today, I don't think there are big antitrust concerns (yet). Last edited by Masked : 12-01-2009 at 05:58 PM. |
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12-01-2009, 06:35 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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I want to see "30 Rock" address this
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12-02-2009, 08:45 AM
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Dynasty Boy
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Michigan
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I'm not surprised. I'd heard rumors about this for months. It's probably good overall for me as a Comcast subscriber (don't get me started...), good for GE and its shareholders, but bad for everyone else.
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12-02-2009, 12:16 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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I have to agree that having the cable and sattelite companies owners the networks themselves is a terrible terrible direction to go and creates all sorts of anti-trust issues in the long term.
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12-02-2009, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Hell, why long term? The first time Comcast tried to use Versus and the NHL contract to leverage their monopoly (in many markets) in cable to pay more for Versus, they should have been slapped with the anti-trust stick. But no one wants to use it at all. SI
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12-02-2009, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Well, I'm sure its because a lot of providers think dominoes could fall. DirectTV won't want to do it because it doesn't want something like "Sunday Ticket" to be called anti-trust, etc.
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12-02-2009, 01:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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And I wish that everything that was crazy anti-competitive would be ruled against in anti-trust but it will never happen.
SI
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