Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by eigencoder on Thursday August 06, 2026 @02:53PM
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Those are all the things that replace broadcast TV
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by mulmen on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:31PM
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They replace it for delivery. That's not what this is about. The change discussed here is about content creation. That content is already delivered through multiple channels.
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by dyauspitr on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:31PM
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Well, cell phones and home Internet theoretically also replace cable and satellite TV but that’s not really what you see in real life.
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by eigencoder on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:34PM
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My 70 year old grandpa just cancelled his satellite TV in favor of streaming :)
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by trollbridge on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:04PM
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Because someone with access to those things has no need for rabbit ears.
Broadcast TV today is a stream of bytes. The same stream can be delivered via cable, satellite, a cell phone, or home Internet.
Re:Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadca...
by mulmen on Thursday August 06, 2026 @03:32PM
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This isn't about content delivery, it is about content creation. The rule change allows further centralization of editorial control of what your local reporters broadcast across all mediums.
Why are you bundling all those things together? The only thing we care about here is cable or satellite TV for your argument.