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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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Originally posted by geep
If the Media controls eyeballs and ears then we have a much larger problem than deregulation. Rupert Murdoch is an excellent example of the market sorting things out. His FOX network news, came from nowhere to topple the standing media giants because he gave a perspective on the news that wasn't previously offered. It really doesn't matter who owns what, so long as I can be part of a free market access. I vote for these people with my pocketbook. If I let them control me, then that was my choice. Again, I might point out the closed atmosphere of ALL media sources in the 50's and 60's. It didn't stay closed because people found there was money to be made by offering an alternative, not because the industry was regulated.
Last I checked, we have equal access laws here, too. The people you vote for can keep these laws viable, so choose carefully who you vote for. (No tongue in cheek intended)
That doesn't make it right or wrong, just status quo. And if you don't like MTV then watch FUSE. If you and others like you do this, their marketshare will grow and MTV's influence will falter. That's the way we vote in a free market society
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Sorry, the TV industry was deregulated in the 60's, reregulated in the 70's, deregulated in the 80's, and again deregulated in the 90's.
As far as equal access, no we don't have equal access in the manner that the British do. If my memory serves me correctly, it works as such : If the democrats buy 60 minutes of airtime, then the republicans automatically get 60 minutes of airtime, as does the indepenandt. So when Jon Corsine (US Senator NJ spent personal millions of $$$ to BUY airtime, then the opposing incumbent would have received the same air time for free.
Viacom is a HUGE company, as is NewsCorp, like Microsoft, when something comes up on their radar screen, they have very deep pockets to exploit the smaller competition. BET orignal founder didn't ever want to sell his baby to a larger media outlet, until the offer was too sweet to refuse.
MTV products are in almost 3/4's of the nations TV's. Not all markets or cable companies carry FUSE. So, I don't see how there's a choice at all. You can't just call up a different cable company and ask them to host your cable for you. Yes, you can get a dish, but I live in a highrise and don't face Southwest so not an option for me. I still don't see how I have these vast choices.
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Last edited by Cynthetiq; 06-18-2003 at 12:34 PM..
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