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General Electric just sold all NBC affiliates to Com Cast, a family company run by Conservatives
How long are they going to listen to the garbage spewed on MSNBC before they pull the plug?http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70…

Right now, I have digital cable and Roadrunner high-speed internet access from Time Warner. I don’t have any premium channels like HBO/Showtime/Cinemax, so I won’t miss those. I like all of the ESPN channels, A&E, HGTV, CNBC, MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN, HSN, QVC and others. I keep hearing about “content” that’s available through the set-top boxes like Roku, the Boxee Box, and also on Google TV. Is there a Lifehacker or Consumerist article out there that weighs exactly what I’d lose and gain from ditching my Digital Cable subscription? I like watching my local network affiliates. Would I have access to local newscasts any more with these devices? Would my bandwidth allowance be enough with Roadrunner to handle all of this streaming? I realize that appointment viewing is on the decline, and the idea is to watch what you want when you want. I just don’t know what to expect, when the rubber meets the road.

Olbermann was the ring-leader of the disastrous,dead-last-in-the-ratings debacle (sort of like “The View” without an Elizabeth Hasselbeck to at least provide a beauty among the beasts) that virtually destroyed any remaining suspicions that MSNBC might be loosely affiliated with a legitimate news organization. Amidst the ongoing nervousness about the new “Lean Forward” punch-line at MSNBC (which NBC insiders have admitted is a risky admission that one’s brand identity no longer has anything to do with real journalism), it is obvious that Olbermann didn’t get fired because the minor donations suddenly jeopardized his “impartiality”. And the fact that the suspension-without-pay has no time limit on it leaves one to wonder if this is part of Comcast’s transition strategy. Or is it Phil Griffin’s way to remind Olbermann and others that he really is the President and calls the shots? WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT IS THE REAL REASON BEHIND THE SUSPENSION?