> Carriers, like Time Warner, are also content creators. They own HBO, CNN, etc. > so its like the old days of Hollywood where studios made the movies, > the also owned the movie theaters. > It was common for Warner Brother theaters to play just Warner Brothers movies. > Called "Vertical integration", or a monopoly. > The studios eventually had to sell their theaters. > Independent film and theaters could then flourish.
here the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Paramount_Pictures%2C_Inc. really interesting history for opening up the movie industry. Jay -- http://jaydedman.com 917 371 6790 Professional: http://ryanishungry.com Personal: http://momentshowing.net Photos: http://flickr.com/photos/jaydedman/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jaydedman RSS: http://tinyurl.com/yqgdt9