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FCC Approves Media Consolidation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday June 2, 2003 @05:18AM from the monopoly-players-pass-go dept.

evenprime writes "You can expect more media consolidation in the future. CBS is reporting that the FCC has approved the media deregulation that was previously discussed on Slashdot. Expect Clear Channel, Viacom and their kin to get bigger, and the radio to have even less diversity (a situation that some people think is responsible for falling CD sales)."

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Bastards. by MuckSavage · 2003-06-02 05:24 · Score: 0, Redundant

So I guess we can expect more of the Clear-channel-tells-me-what-I-want-to-listen-to shit, huh?

Fantastic.
Tighter Regulation is Needed by HedRat · 2003-06-02 05:28 · Score: 0, Redundant

Deregulation of the conglomerates will limit diversity and stifle competition. If the big companies aren't restrained, they will simply push out the smaller competitors.