Comcastisalso a majorinternetserviceprovider, coveringmorethanhalfofallUSbroadbandcustomers. Evenonlinestreaminggiant, Hulu, isjointlyownedbythreeoftheBigSix.
Finally, thelasttwoareCBSandViacom. In 2013 theyreportedabout $14 to $15 billiondollarsinrevenueeach.
Theyusedtobe a singlecompanycontrolledbyNationalAmusements, a movietheaterchain. Today, althoughtheyareindividuallyheld, NationalAmusements’ ownershaveenoughstockinbothtoeffectivelydictatecontrol.
So, in a way, therearen’t evensixconglomerates, butfive! Ormaybethereareseven?