Trump plans to crush the US media-structure (Comcast-NBC/AT&T-Time Warner)

[ApatheticAustrian]

Donald Trump rips into possible AT&T-Time Warner deal
http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/22/media/donald-trump-att-time-warner/index.html?iid=Lead

 "As an example of the power structure I'm fighting, AT&T is buying Time Warner and thus CNN, a deal we will not approve in my administration because it's too much concentration of power in the hands of too few," Trump said during a speech on Saturday.

AT&T and Time Warner are reportedly in advanced talks about a potential deal. No acquisition has been confirmed yet, but an announcement could be imminent. (Time Warner is the parent company of CNN.)

Any merger would have to be reviewed and approved by federal antitrust regulators.

[ApatheticAustrian]

Wow. This is actually a broken clock moment.

nothing against the thought (even while comcast doesn't really seem to influence the political direction of its companies), it's just rich to...

a) hear that point from the REPUBLICAN candidate

b) watch him single out media companies he has got a beef with.

i am pretty sure, he would also forbid mister slim to invest the NYT and amazon to own the WAPO.

[ApatheticAustrian]

this is not surprising.

he is a super-big-government-statist.

but he is also driven by personal rage.....

[ApatheticAustrian]

if he would be serious....

news corporation.

most watched cable channel + most-read newspaper and a gazillion other posessions from NYP to weekly standard.

[ApatheticAustrian]

i technically agree but i would never trust someone like him with such decisions.