No more gun ads on Comcast ?

[Redneck]

Just called to cancel tonight. I told the lady that if she doesn't support my views, I wont support their company.

 

[mdunphyjr]

I pay pretty big bucks to watch TV (IMO) mostly because of the sportsman and outdoor channel. If they drop gun adds or commercials I will drop them! All of this is starting to get old. Lets move on America....

 

[toddtrain]

I am on DirectTV but I see plenty of gun manufacturer commercials .... right now Henry rifles comes to mind, plenty of hunting firearm manufacturers on Outdoors channel etc.

DirecTV is the only way to go in Carroll County. Comcast is a pile of poo. Silverado Gun shows just posted on facebook about this. They did not even tell Silverado until this week when they have a show.

 

[henn5849]

Comcast, the nation's largest cable provider, no longer accepts advertisements from businesses selling guns. The policy change was quietly instituted on Feb. 8 after Comcast acquired a controlling interest in NBC Universal, which already had a policy of not accepting ads relating to firearms. The ban came to light when John Kupiec, president of the advertising agency Canadian American Corp., attempted to purchase an ad for Michigan-based gun store Williams Gun Sight Inc. but was denied, according to CBS News' Detroit affiliate. "Comcast Spotlight has decided it will not accept new advertising for firearms or weapons moving forward," the cable provider said in a statement to CBS. "This policy aligns us with the guidelines in place at many media organizations." Executives at Williams Gun Sight called the policy anti-constitutional. "We’re a perfectly legal company selling a perfectly legal product and they have chosen us out of all the industries out there to make a stand on what’s right or wrong," Williams’ Chief Operating Officer Dan Compeau told CBS. Kupiec said Comcast is the cable provider for two-thirds of the domestic market, which he believes represents a monopoly in the industry. "The next step is we want to get the lawmakers on Capitol Hill to review the monopolistic rights this company (Comcast) currently enjoys as the largest cable provider in the United States," Kupiec said, adding that his firm will consider legal action as a last resort. Compeau said Comcast previously accepted their ads. "We were totally caught off guard by it," he said. "All these TV stations are taking millions, if not billions, from alcohol companies — and alcohol deaths, alcohol sickness, way outpaces anything a gun can do. [Comcast] is two-faced." Kupiec, who has worked in advertising since the 1980s, said this is the first major ban he has ever seen, and that if they wanted to advertise on the Outdoor Channel, The Discovery Channel, or NBC Sports, it wouldn't be a possibility. "If you’re a gun range, if you sell firearms, ammunition, whatever, they will not accept your advertising," he said. "I’m an avid hunter and I believe this is a direct threat on the Second Amendment, a direct assault on legal businesses in the United States, and I think it’s antitrust." Read Latest Breaking News from Newsmax.com http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/comc.../491200?s=al&promo_code=12851-1#ixzz2LXfPROMs Urgent: Should Obamacare Be Repealed? Vote Here Now!

 

[jmiller320]

Comcasts Sucks. I switched to Direct TV about eight years ago and never looked back.

 

[eventhorizon]

Comcasts Sucks. I switched to Direct TV about eight years ago and never looked back.

Switching to ANYONE other than Comcast results in never going back

 

[DC-W]

USA Today piece on Comcast banning firearms related ads:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/22/comcast-gun-ads/2009717/

"Consistent with long-standing NBC policies, Comcast Spotlight has decided it will not accept new advertising for firearms or weapons moving forward," said spokesman Chris Ellis of Comcast's advertising sales division, Comcast Spotlight. Comcast has operations in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

 

[blackseven]

Since Comcast is a incumbent protected monopoly this may have 1a concerns.

I have no idea what the policy is but you might want to copy any of your corespondance to the NRA .

It only has 1a concerns if they've ever been a recipient of federal grants or funding. I know they've received Aid money from natural disasters, but not sure if that qualifies them

 

[SirMrManGuy]

I might be wrong but I believe the networks sell the advertisement not the cable provider.

Actually both do. The commercial blocks have time set out for local commercials which are sold by the cable provider (which is how thing like local car ads get dealt with). You'll usually notice one or two local adds per commercial break mixed with a bunch of national adds.

My guess is that Outdoor/Sportsman will continue to sell gun related adds but any commercial blocks sold by comcast won't.


PS verizon billing sucks, my dad and I both had massive problems and never got them fully resolved/what we were supposed to get.

 

[EL1227]

More on this ...

USAtoday.com -

Comcast bans gun, ammo ads

Comcast (CMCSA), the nation's largest cable-TV company, made the decision last month after it finalized its purchase of media company NBCUniversal, which Adweek magazine said has had a long-standing in place banning those items and fireworks.

"Consistent with long-standing NBC policies, Comcast Spotlight has decided it will not accept new advertising for firearms or weapons moving forward," said spokesman Chris Ellis of Comcast's advertising sales division, Comcast Spotlight. Comcast has operations in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

Comcast declined to comment on the effect on its finances because of the policy change.

So, it's the same bunch of NBC execs who are calling the shots that give us MSNBC with Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. Along with ditching Comcast, everyone should 'pass' on NBC shows and their advertisers.

Does anyone have any experience with DISH TV with Internet ? The package for my area ONLY offers a "Download Speed: 1.1 to 3 Mbps"...

I guess I stuck with ComCrap because FIOS isn't available.

 

[ASTC]

Aside from watching something hunting or outdoors related, I've never seen an ad for anything firearms related on tv.

DishTV has frequent ads for firearms and accessories on their Sportsman channel. If we find that Comcast is anti-2A, DishTV is a good alternate choice.

 

[Jim12]

It is not widely known that Comcast (or "Commie cast") now owns NBC, MSNBC, and their sister channels.

This far-left oligopolist, featuring Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, Brian Williams, et al, now has control of both the information pipeline into your bedroom, and the content.

No gun owner or Second Amendment supporter should subscribe to Comcast, if there's any reasonable alternative. I've got fios, and it's much better service anyway.

 

[Shift]

This shows DirceTV's political contributions, dont know if they lean right because of values or money.
http://influenceexplorer.com/organization/directv-group/1de81e9ddbd64cbea6307afa863f392d

Here are Verizon's
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/toprecips.php?id=D000000079

I dont know about DirecTV but I know Verizon does not lean left or right because of values. They are focused 100% on share holders and all their decisions are based on maximum revenue.

 

[cad68m_m]

Another article about the Comcast ban:
http://cowboybyte.com/20267/comcast-cable-bans-all-firearm-ammunition-advertisers/