FCC Approves Transfer of Control of Direct TV to Liberty Media Subject to Conditions

Four years ago, I strenuously dissented to the Commission’s decision to allow News Corp. to acquire DirectTV.  At the time, I said that the consolidation of so many media properties under News Corp.’s control could not be good for localism, diversity and competition. Nothing in the past four years has alleviated my concerns.   To the contrary, the intervening years only confirm the devastating effect of media consolidation on the health of our democracy and the public interest. 

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