[Echoing other commenters…somewhat.]

Maybe media consolidation in the form of one of the largest distribution channels (Comcast) owning one of the largest content creators (NBC Universal) is a bad thing? It is. This situation just makes it obvious.

When you have a bunch of boomers running a media company the way you run a supermarket with a target “public” of shareholders and advertisers as opposed to higher margin customers(?), subscribers, we get what we got. The fact that Comcast didn’t understand (and execute) the solution the author presented; offering an open subscription rather than locked in legacy subscriptions (authenticate please); is indicative of the problem. Short term share value versus long term economic success; which is better? Discuss.

Perhaps Millennial and GenX and GenY and GenZ consumers will take notice, begin to understand the business issues involved, and work politically to change failed corporate consolidation policy and regulation.

Scary situation if those demographic groups don’t step up and by default allow the Boomer minority to decide our media policy future. A safe bet is that it will not reflect the values and habits with which they (non-Boomers) have become accustomed.