Wow... But are you surprised? his infographic created by Jason at Frugal Dadshows that almost all media comes from the same six sources. That's consolidated from 50 companies back in 1983. NOTE: This infographic is from last year and is missing some key transactions. GE does not own NBC (o... Read more...
When the entire Internet gets angry, Congress takes notice. Both the House and the Senate on Friday backed away from a pair of controversial anti-piracy bills, tossing them into limbo and throwing doubt on their future viability. The Senate had been scheduled to hold a proceedural vote next week ... Read more...
(Noun) 1. A term used to describe when the media is owned and controlled by a few large corporations. 2. A conspiracy theory, in which, the media conglomerates can limit what you see on TV, hear on the radio and read in newspapers, magazines and books. 3. A SNL skit wrote by Robert Smigel. The s... Read more...
(Bloomberg) -- Comcast Corp., Time Warner Cable Inc., and Cablevision Systems Corp., the three largest publicly traded cable operators in the U.S., all fell more than 5 percent as U.S. regulators moved to gain authority over their fastest- growing business, the Internet. Federal Communications Co... Read more...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Fox Network refused Wednesday to agree to an offer by Time Warner Cable to enter arbitration with the Federal Communications Commission to resolve an ongoing fee dispute. Fox and Time Warner Cable have been locked in a public battle over how much the cable giant should ... Read more...
(Fortune magazine) -- Thanksgiving is upon us. That makes it a perfect time to contemplate turkeys -- as in "What a turkey that deal was!" Almost all of this year's winners have some connection to the federal government, because the feds have been such a huge factor in the financial markets. But... Read more...