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Originally posted by geep
IMost media sources are market driven and the market will sort them out. I do have a CHOICE, because I can turn the T.V. off and search elsewhere for my information. I don't trust the media now to tell me the truth, why would deregulation make any difference?
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Let's pick MUSIC for a good topic.
Market will sort them out. In the late 80's Rick James was upset that his music videos were not played on MTV and cited that the black musician was not represented with the exception of Micheal Jackson.
In the early 90's you could watch music videos on:
The Box
MTV
VH1
BET
CMT
TNN
CTN
MuchMusic
By 2001, MTV bought up all the other companies that could not be profitable and converting them into something else. The Box was bought and shut down. VH1 is MTV sister channel, BET purchased and is currently going through growing pains of becoming part of the MTV Networks standards. CMT and TNN, both purchased in 2001, and CMT directly competes with VH1 Country. CTN (College Television Network) was picked up 2002 and plays Letterman, music videos from MTV rotation, and news segments from CBS) leaving the only competition MuchMusic, which recently relaunced as FUSE.
leaving the battlefield as:
MTV/VH1/BET/CMT/TNN/CTN
vs.
FUSE
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