{"id":420664,"date":"2010-03-12T07:41:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T12:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehollywoodliberal.com\/2010\/03\/12\/power-grab-comcast-has-a-new-name-but-merger-with-nbc-universal-still-a-bad-idea\/"},"modified":"2010-03-12T07:41:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T12:41:53","slug":"power-grab-comcast-has-a-new-name-but-merger-with-nbc-universal-still-a-bad-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/420664","title":{"rendered":"Power Grab: Comcast Has a New Name, but Merger With NBC Universal Still a Bad Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a  rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/8174882\/165xn6\/alternet~Power-Grab-Comcast-Has-a-New-Name-but-Merger-With-NBC-Universal-Still-a-Bad-Idea\" >Power Grab: Comcast Has a New Name, but Merger With NBC Universal Still a Bad Idea                     <\/a><br \/>Comcast is a massive cable TV and Internet provider, which wants to merge with NBC Universal, one of the 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