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jinushaun
10/19/09

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I don't see how the federal govt would approve this merger... But then again, they did approve AOL + Time Warner. #nbc
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superberg
10/19/09

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Vertical Integration: It's Comcastic! #nbc
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bobman1235
10/19/09

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Where does the Sheinhardt Wig Company fit into all this? #nbc
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jk
10/19/09

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Wonder how long it will be before other cable companies have a hard time getting NBC programming on their services. #nbc
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Canoehead
10/19/09

@jk: You have it backwards - Comcast will still want to make $$ by selling its content to all and sundry (hell, they should pay us to watch most of their dreck) - the problems occur when Comcast customers experience sudden outages of the OTHER networks. See for instance TWC's little dustup with Disney/ABC about 7 years ago. #nbc
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OCEntertainment
10/19/09

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I positively can't wait to hear how this affects the net neutrality debate. Comcast, the go-to case-study for internet service providers throttling protocols and capping services now owns a big name content provider? Hey, Genachowski, get in here! You're gonna wanna see this! #nbc
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elementary
10/19/09

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Goodbye sweet Hulu, we hardly knew thee. #nbc
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ddhboy
10/19/09

@elementary: Hulu wouldn't disappear. At worst it wouldn't have NBC content, which these days I wouldn't really mind since NBC canceled like a third of their shows to make room for this failed Jay Leno experiment, and those which remain is mediocre at best with only few standouts like The Office and Law and Order SVU. #nbc
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Eulatos
10/19/09

@ddhboy: OH it wont disappear, it will just cost money now, so it will slowly dwindle into nothing, or comcast will make it a comcast ONLY service. #nbc
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ddhboy
10/19/09

@Eulatos: You make it sound line NBC outright owns Hulu. At this point They only own like 27% of the company. For Hulu to charge, they would have to get the other companies (Disney, Fox and that investment company) to come to consensus, which they probably won't, and for them to pull out they would have to sell their share of the company to the remaining members, which they can't afford to do.

So cut the crap. Comcast buying NBC doesn't kill Hulu, and you sound like a loon for even suggesting it. And even if they put some sort of subscription service in, I can almost guarentee that will be back catalog stuff, like Heroes Season 2. #nbc
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Tawnie is saving no daylight
10/19/09

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Oh no! Comcraptic will make NBC worse and there goes all of my favorite programs on the USA network. I want less comcast in my life not more. #nbc
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Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected
10/19/09

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Fuck, there goes Hulu. #nbc
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