Interest Groups Speak Out Against Impending Comcast/NBCU Meld
Media Access Project, Free Press among those opposed
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/1/2009 9:15:34 AM
Calling it "the most important media merger since Lucy met Desi," Media Access Project President Andrew Schwartzman says that his group will oppose the meld of NBCU and Comcast.
"No entity should have control over such a large audience," he said in a statement following news that GE and Vivendi had come to an agreement on the purchase of Vivendi's stake in the company that would pave the way for that merger.
Shwartzman said that he was particularly concerned about the effects of the merger on distribution of online video.
Free Press also expressed its strong opposition, but that came as no surprise, since it already has a web site up and running to try to block the deal.
"Washington and Wall Street want the public to think this is a done deal. But it's time for policymakers to stop putting the narrow interests of big corporations ahead of what's best for the American people," said Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver in response to the news of the Vivendi/GE agreement.
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