Why do we keep getting subjected to horrible artists who make it big? Who decides who "makes it big" anyways?

Why does it seem like the news is dumbed down?

Why is the most expensive video store more successful than its next 300 competitors combined?

Why does your town have a bunch of radio stations that sound exactly the same as the ones in other cities?

Why is there no legitimate critique of anything anymore?

Let's talk about this little company called Viacom...

They own...

The CBS Television Network (Runs over 200 TV stations in the US)
Spelling Entertainment Group Inc.
King World Productions Inc.
Infinity Broadcasting (Runs more than 160 radio stations in the US)
MTV Networks: Runs MTV (Fake Liberal/Fake Anti-Censorship), the world's most widely distributed TV channel, as well as MTV2, VH1, TNN, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, TV LAND, Country Music Television, and others
United Cinemas International (Runs 104 theatres in the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Poland, Austria, Spain, Japan, Italy, Portugal, Argentina, Brazil, and Panama)
Noggin
Showtime
UPN
Paramount
Viacom Productions
Famous Players, Canada
Blockbuster Video (7,200 stores in the United States, its territories, and 26 other countries. More than 3 million customers each day)
Comedy Central
The Movie Channel
Famous Music Publishing (Over 100,000 copyrights)
Flix
Sundance Channel
Paramount Stations Group (The 6th largest family of TV stations in the U.S. )
Simon & Schuster Publishing
The Famous Players Theatres
United Cinemas
Paramount Parks
SonicNet.com
MTVi (Internet)
Archway Paperbacks
Martin Books
Pocket Books
Touchstone
Fireside
Simon & Schuster Audio
Kangaroo Press
Simon & Schuster Australia
Cinema International B.V.
Paramount Home Entertainment
Big Ticket Television
and more....

They are but ONE of several media companies that own WAY more than they should.

TV, Music, Theatre, Video, Radio, Internet, Magazines, Books, Newspapers...
Can you think of any other ways you and your word-of-mouth sources receive information than those listed above?

Right now, under a half a dozen companies own over 99% of all media.
When they own it ALL, you won't have any choice but to hear what they have to say.
The problem is, you won't know the difference.

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