tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post1171776932149350409..comments2024-03-13T23:43:03.755-07:00Comments on TAG Blog: Our Fine Entertainment ConglomeratesSteve Huletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537689111433326847noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-71725561394944419332011-12-19T17:58:34.224-08:002011-12-19T17:58:34.224-08:00How similar is it now to how everything was in the...<b>How similar is it now to how everything was in the 40's and 50's. </b><br /><br />The television networks were headquartered in New York and were independent of the Hollywood studios, which were in Hollywood. They were locked in a pitched battle for popularity. And in the 40's and 50's there were many more movie studios, each with their own distinct footprint.<br /><br />And, as you noted, there was a very vital newpaper and magazine world, and lots of independent players. Some of the most influential were relatively small, and were not aligned with the major players. It couldn't be more different now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-25437292699282188782011-12-19T08:59:05.164-08:002011-12-19T08:59:05.164-08:00But those networks were independant, and were dedi...But those networks were independant, and were dedicated to JOURNALISM---you know, reporting the news. Something our far right conglomerate media today doesn't do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-16877543483991980152011-12-18T11:03:19.122-08:002011-12-18T11:03:19.122-08:00How similar is it now to how everything was in the...How similar is it now to how everything was in the 40's and 50's. Wasn't there just the big 3 networks on TV and the Hollywood studio system and that was it? <br /><br />Or maybe not... with printed media and all that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-73362494478071734932011-12-18T00:13:07.486-08:002011-12-18T00:13:07.486-08:00Sad what it's turned into.Sad what it's turned into.Chris Sobieniakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838106041175506925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-30221591707096369522011-12-17T22:11:14.948-08:002011-12-17T22:11:14.948-08:00There is an error on the infograph. Disney no long...There is an error on the infograph. Disney no longer owns Miramax. They have sold it off along with its library of films.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22906998.post-58813449420683361982011-12-17T12:28:38.495-08:002011-12-17T12:28:38.495-08:00Corporate Communism for ALL! Whether you like it ...Corporate Communism for ALL! Whether you like it or not. Whatever happened to the fantasy of a "free market?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com