Thats the point, you think it will start now, but the truth is that selective censorship is live media is a norm, and the Breaking News culture has a lot to contribute to it too. Even if not through direct control (flow of money and ownership), media can be easily arm twisted at times, provided the one twisting the arm knows the pressure points.

There have been in past a lots of reports about malpractices prevalent in media. Selective/biased reporting against political parties, journalists making deals with sting operations as leverages, paid news, etc.

And thus, to me, this is merely transfer of control. And thats exactly why I think this report is not apt for this forum, as although it presents quite a legitimate picture about take over of one network by a corporate giant, it is just a small pixel in an overall huge picture about the degradation of live & electronic media.