Comcastic? Fans smell a political rat in moving MSNBC

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by No author listed | Jul. 19, 2008 (Editorial)

Hours before a televised presidential debate last December in Portland, Ore., Comcast moved the liberal-leaning MSNBC from basic cable to digital premium. Viewer fury was immediate. Comcast was inundated with complaints from thousands of cable subscribers who would not have been able to switch to the higher-priced package to see the debate on time even if they had wanted to. Full Story »

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 by Naomi Isler - Jul. 22, 2008

More mundane reasons? C'mon, I have a lovely bridge I'd like to sell you! And the timing??? However, cable providers in recent years have been moving more and more interesting and desirable channels to higher priced services. That in itself is something that should be looked at.

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