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December 06, 2004
Ah! Competition!
ADV has issued an appallingly whiny press release trying to rally fans to speak out against Comcast starting a competing anime network.
Do they have actual professionals working at ADV? Reading the arrogant wording of the press release, I am completely disgusted by their attitude that they and only they deserve the right to distribute anime on cable in America by virtue of being the first. Hello? Capitalist society? Free market? Consumers' choice? Competition?
Rumor has it that Comcast signed a deal with Sony, who owns AXN among other things, and that AXN may be the one that Comcast may be drawing programming from. In which case I say, GOOD FOR THEM! The Anime Network isn't - and shouldn't - be the only game in town.
And I can't wait for this to backfire in ADV's collective faces. By bringing this to the attention of the anime community, they've made us aware that there WILL be a choice - and that there CAN be a choice. Bring it on, Comcast! Despite the problems I have with their yucky digital cable lineup, I don't believe that anyone has the right to stop them from starting a new enterprise, least of all a company that's doing a lousy job to begin with. Last time I checked, offering a competing service against a monopolist isn't illegal. I, for one, welcome them to the race, and may the best service win.
Posted by Innocent Sidekick of Evil at December 6, 2004 08:11 PM | Posted to Anime, American Style
