If the headline doesn't give it away, media giant Comcast has abused its power once again.
This time the topic has absolutely nothing to do with The Big Ten Network (though the headline has everything to do with the BTN), it actually has to do with their untimely choice to move channels.
In Salem, Oregon, Comcast decided to move cable channel MSNBC to a premium package. Normally, this would be nothing to gripe about, but in recent months political pundit Keith Olbermann and his "Countdown" program have gained against self-proclaimed rival program Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor".
Now my griping has nothing to do with political preference, I'm a Republican but could honestly care less what either program has to say, I just am wondering why now?
Now I understand Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News and conveyor of Republican ideals, owns DirecTV and has nothing to do with the cable giant that is threatening to ruin the lives of every college sports fan in the Midwest (Oops, BTN again). Yet, in a time where both sides of party lines should be viewed fairly on the way to the presidential races, moving a popular news program to the premium package from standard basic doesn't make sense.
Their explanation was they were preparing for the digital switch that will be occurring in January 2009. The same digital switch that is taking place AFTER the presidential race. Yet it seems to me it would be just as easy to switch in November 2008.
Once again Comcast sucks.
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I heard that the FCC recently declared that apartment owners can no longer just offer one cable provider for all renters, that they must not offer all local providers as a choice. Hooray, no more Comcast hegemony!
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