Comcast, the nation's largest cable company and residential Internet service provider, just got the green light to take over NBC, one of the world's biggest producers of TV shows and motion pictures. For consumers, it means higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation. Join our media watchdog network to monitor this new media giant and fight against future mergers.
What does a Comcast-NBC deal mean for you?
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Fewer Choices
Comcast will have unprecedented control over what you can watch and how you can watch it. Comcast will have an incentive to promote NBC shows over local or independent programming, making it even harder to find alternative voices on TV.
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Higher Prices
Comcast already raises its rates every year. With less competition, they’ll jack up prices even more. If you don’t have Comcast at home, you could end up paying more to get NBC shows.
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More Mergers
The Comcast-NBC merger is the new face of media consolidation and you can bet that a range of other companies are waiting in the wings to make their move.
