Why Do You Think They Call It a "Network?"

Let's play another game of Six Degrees of Corporate Media Synergy.

Right now Dateline is interviewing Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudoph; they star in the new movie Bridesmaids; Bridesmaids was produced by Universal Studios; NBC Universal is the parent of NBC, which airs Saturday Night Live; Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph happen to be castmembers on Saturday Night Live; NBC Universal is also the parent of NBC News, which is essentially promoting both Bridesmaids and Saturday Night Live by doing a story on Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph.

And I'm watching the whole thing on Comcast cable.

But hey, now I just switched over to "The Alzheimer's Epidemic: A Larry King Special" on CNN -- and everything's all better.

The Cable Guy

This isn't a surprise in the least -- although to be honest I was kind of pulling for Jack Donaghy.

The Huffington Post: Comcast CEO To Take Over for Zucker at NBC/9.26.10

All Your Net Are Belong To Us

I for one welcome our new Comcast overlords.

The Huffington Post: US Rules Against FCC in Net Neutrality Case in Big Win for Comcast/4.6.10

The Huffington Post: Federal Court Denies FCC Authority Over Broadband/4.6.10

Pretty soon, like everything else, the internet will be subject to the caprices of the corporations that essentially own it. Did you really expect anything less at this point?