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Questionamp160 Will Trump continue to dominate every news source every minute of every damn day via tweet interview tantrum fake fact insult or whateverAnswer amp160Of courseamp160 Thatamp8217s Trumpamp8217s major skill and notsosecretsauceamp160 The Presidentamp8217s other skills include a couple of things that could use more indepth and regular coverage such as using the Presidency as a marketing arm getting payments from foreign folks in violation of the Emoluments clause in the Constitution turning tax laws into payoffs for members of MaraLago and just for fun messing with media mergersQuestion amp160Is Trump the reason why socalled cordcutting continues to accelerateAnsweramp160 Probably not the only factoramp160 But it sure is tempting to disconnect and quit reactingamp160 Trouble is turning it off wonamp8217t make Trump go away amp160Questionamp160 Will cord cutting continue to grow as it has beenamp160 After all MVPD subscribers seem to drop off every day amp8230Answer amp160Well with continually rising MVPD bills and too many channels no one really wants as the major factors plus the growth of streaming services such as Netflix Hulu CBS All Access HBOGo and Philo I39d have to say yes although 2018 might provide some clues as to just how much these changes can really succeedQuestionamp160 So what does that mean for the MVPDsAnsweramp160 Probably fewer and fewer subscribers to their own prepackaged bundles of programming amp160But don39t forget cable39s big card It39s also the internet service provider ISPamp160 Cable operator Cable One might be the new model of ISP focusing on both business and household internet customers while providing limited bundles that might or might not be integrated with streaming servicesQuestion amp160What about the proposed mergersamp160 Don39t forget that the Department of Justice has filed suit against ATampampT39s proposed acquisition of Time Warner by arguing that any merger of a distributor with a program creator will result in MVPDs hoarding content exclusively which means consumers will pay moreamp160 Yet to be determined is how the DoJ will view Disney39s offer of 524 billion for certain programming assets of Twentieth Century Fox not Fox News or Fox Broadcasting with its NFL dealsAnsweramp160 A hearing is set for March 19 that might give some tentative answers on ATTTWamp160 The yearsago similar acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast carried with it a number of obligations to not do certain thingsamp160 Comcast has pretty much complied to the letter of the law sort of think Bloombergamp160 ATampampT wants a similar dealamp160 As to the DisneyFox deal given the big orange guy39s love affair with Fox News we might reasonably expect the DoJ to bow to Mr Murdoch39s wishesQuestion amp160Letamp8217s consider the politics around the proposed mergersamp160 Exclusivity is really old hatamp160 CBS and NBC didnamp8217t broadcast the same content in the 1950samp160 Today is no differentamp160 The really important question that might get answered next year is this amp160Is it okay that Trump doesnamp8217t like CNN or its boss Jeff Zucker and the DoJ makes an argument to block a mergeramp160 As Trump told amp8220the failing New York Timesamp8221 his words not ours he thinks he can tell the DoJ to do what he wantsamp160 Is it okay for DoJ to make the opposite argument to approve a merger Trump likesAnsweramp160 Do you really expect consistency from Trump and Co amp160Stay tuned amp8230 weamp8217ll get some answers soon amp8230 I hope and prayClick the social buttons above or below to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writersamp160

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