To Bert: "You have previously stated that you see little reason why the broadcast networks should not be allowed to own all affiliates." --Craig Birkmaier Response: "Of course. More like the Euro model, and you have also stated that this would be okay for you. If local programming is not important to you, then this seems like the most efficient setup." --Bert Manfredi Has anyone read "The New Media Monopoly" (revision of "The Media Monopoly") by Ben H. Bagdikian? http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0807061557/002-4356120-3138438?v=glance http://www.benbagdikian.com/ http://www.corporations.org/media/ http://eserver.org/filmtv/media-monopoly.txt http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Media/MediaMonopoly_Bagdikian.html Anyone agree with his assessments? Dan Grimes ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.