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And the mainstream media needs a bitchslapping like this more regularly. Or even as a former liberal American talk radio host air. No, he was faced with NBCU to the Congress and U.S. Senator on the Judiciary Committee today for the Defense of Subcommitee hearing regarding the proposed Comcast / NBC Universal merger of GE. Frankly, I love what he said, because everything is so true. This afternoon, Al Franken has that opportunity. Seriously, you should be all Hollywood fantasy creative to cope with their heads time and excoriate their business practices. Of course, he did it as a comedy writer for NBC ex / performer on Saturday Night Live when he was in debt to the company that employed him. Too bad Jeff Zucker: here is a late night comedian challenging Captain Queeg NBCU who can not fire or put on ice
Here is the full text of his opening remarks Senator Franken prepared
Thank you, Senator Kohl, for giving me the opportunity to speak. And I know from my previous career has given me reason to worry about, let me rephrase that, very worried about the possible merger of Comcast and NBC UniversalAs some of you know, I’m no lawyer, but I used to be in show business. In fact, I worked for NBC for many years.
Let me start with something very basic: It is important to direct our media. The media is our source of entertainment, but also how to get our information about the world. So when the same company produces programs and running the pipes that lead to the programs, we have a reason to be nervous
I was on NBC in the 1990’s, when the financial rules of interest and syndication, better known as the Fin-Syn – relaxed and then disappear. Until then, the Fin-Syn rules had prevented networks from owning more than a small portion of the programs aired. This was to avoid a conflict of interest inherent
By contrast, the president of NBC said: “It’s in our interest to do everything possible to promote a community of independent production, strong.At that time, NBC executives said that Fin-Syn gut would not result in the network to promote its own programming.
But in 1992, NBC was the largest supplier of primetime programming your own. Today, if an independent producer wants to get his show on the network of a program, it is common practice for network demand at least part of the ownership of the series. This is completely contrary to what NBC and other networks said they would when they were trying to Fin-Syn terminated
Thus, while NBC Universal and Comcast recommend for making voluntary commitments as part of this merger, will have to forgive me if I do not just rely on his promises
I am concerned that this merger could spark a new round of media consolidation. Next thing I know, AT & T and Verizon may decide to also have to buy a Hollywood studio to compete. To make matters worse, after Fin-Syn, studies began to buy nets, Disney bought ABC and Viacom, which owns Paramount, CBS bought. And that would affect the ability of Minnesotans and people across the country to access important information and will make your cable bills rise
ThanksI look forward to hearing the testimony today, and the opportunity to discuss some of these important issues in more depth.
More7:30 a.m.: Brian Roberts and Jeff Zucker appear before the U.S. Committee of the House of Commons this morning and scheduled before the antitrust subcommittee of the U.S. Senate this afternoon about the proposed Comcast / NBC Universal / GE joint venture later.