media consolidation
Tag details
Welcome to the 'media consolidation' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'media consolidation'.
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “media consolidation”
-
Round Up the Usual Suspects
Technology Liberation Front —
Authority: 574
The Comcast-NBC deal has the traditional media world all atwitter—well, better call it aflutter. “ Atwitter ” is losing its old media connotations. So the New York Times rounded up a foursome of advocates to air their views, among them Adam Thierer and yours truly. Huzzahs and rotten fruit in the comments, ...2 weeks ago -
Comcast-NBC Deal: Does the Merger’s Approval Rest on Health Care?
Big Government —
Authority: 818
I’ll be the first to admit that anti-trust law is not my strong suit. The myriad implications of cable giant Comcast’s proposed acquisition of NBC are complexities beyond the grasp of most mortals. Legions of attorneys will put legions of children through college with the fees that this transaction will ...2 weeks ago -
Oceanic vs. Raycom?
Biz Bites| Biz Bites blog, honoluluadvertiser.com | Honolulu, Hawaii —
Authority: 121
The full page ad in last Saturdays Honolulu Advertiser had the compelling headline: "Weve got a hard choice: Roll over/Get Tough." The ad, which was placed by Oceanic Cables parent company Time Warner Cable, bemoaned the soaring costs of television programming, which have been as high as 300 percent. (See:) ...2 weeks ago -
Comcast Buys NBC-Universal
Greenlee Gazette —
Authority: 143
Image from source, New York Times Aaaannnd media consolidation gets even more consolidated-ier. I guess "trust busting" just aint gonna happen anymore? Im sure 30 Rock will get some humor out of the situation, assuming of course that NBC gets to stay at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. I wonder if Keith Olbermann and ...2 weeks ago -
Comcast deal is nearly done. If we don’t act, we lose.
odd time signatures —
Authority: 573
Back in November, I wrote about the dangers of a Comcast/NBC Universal acquisition . It’s frustrating to me that a larger light hasn’t been shined on it until AFTER the deal is done . So, what happens now? Well, it’s still subject to antitrust laws, and that’s about the only avenue we have to preserve an ...2 weeks ago -
Arianna, a.k.a. Wonder Woman
c-Blog —
Authority: 128
I hope youve noticed, HuffPo has become one of the few sources on the planet for the actual news analysis so many claim to offer."In his speech this morning, Rupert Murdoch confused aggregation with wholesale misappropriation. Wholesale misappropriation is against the law – and he has legal redress against that ...3 weeks ago -
We must not let Big Telecom segregate the Internet
Afro-Netizen —
Authority: 106
By Malkia Cyril, Chris Rabb and Joseph Torres Originally published on The Huffington Post and cross-posted elsewhere When Fox News’ Glenn Beck called President Barack Obama a racist this past July, the online advocacy group ColorOfChange.org launched a campaign to convince advertisers to boycott ...3 weeks ago -
Dueling Philosophies on Minority Ownership
Media and Communications Policy —
Authority: 447
What happens when you invite the FCC’s two veteran commissioners to speak about the media at a Rainbow PUSH Coalition symposium? When one of the commissioners is Michael Copps , and the other is Robert McDowell , you get two very different views of where things stand and how they could be improved, as we saw on ...4 weeks ago
