[ale] what will happen to hulu

[Jim Kinney]

Comcast is the 800lb gorilla in the cable markets. Neither FCC nor FTC
have had the hutzpah to stand and challenge them in the past. I expect
that will not with a simple "FCC likes net neutrality" speech. FTC
still thinks monopolies are a good thing (what are my choices again
for cable TV?).

However, Hulu is a money maker. And Concast likes money. What I expect
them to do is to do "traffic shaping" to enhance Hulu access while
turning down Hulu competitors.

End-to-end ownership from content production to consumer delivery is a
bothersome thing. Once the entire chain is controlled by a single
entity, the manipulation of public sentiment is easy.

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:45 AM,  <krwatson at cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
> I found out today that Comcast is trying to get a 51% share in NBC
>
> Comcast, NBC Deal Still Faces Obstacles
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125452623673960777.html
>
> NBC has a 27% share in Hulu
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulu
>
>
> As Mr. Bill says, "Ooohhhh Noooooo!"
>
> keith
>
>
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> Keith R. Watson                        Georgia Institute of Technology
> Systems Support Specialist IV          College of Computing
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