On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 9:51 AM, David Lynch <[email protected]> wrote:
> I wonder whether regulators would even allow Hulu to require a cable > subscription, given all the concessions about not shutting out the > competition that Comcast had to agree to in order for the NBC deal to > be approved. > I don't know, but I recall one of the conditions that Comcast was given before they could buy NBCUni was that they would relinquish decision-making power in Hulu's matters. So I suspect that if Disney and Fox want to put up a new barrier (and the reporting suggests Fox really, really wants this), Comcast has no say yay or nay. That this is a move that would seem to benefit the "Kabletown" side would just be serendipitous. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/01/comcast-will-retain-nbcs-stake-in-hulu-but-is-stripped-of-control.html -- Wesley McGee http://www.ambivi.com http://sterlingnorth.vox.com http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com Twitter: @westwit G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
