Most of those channels are owned by one or two companies.
The programming differs. Everyone can and does watch at different times. We can avoid commercials (the real revenue) w/DVR or streaming.
I don’t know how old you are, but once upon a time, there were 3 choices at any given time, plus PBS, which was not very popular. Nothing except infomercials after midnight or one a.m. That was huge in terms of control.
While ownership is the same, the branded channels must compete for eyeballs, not only with each other, but with internet, DVD, 3 main streaming options and social media.
There is still *subversive* content on YT. There is still FR and some other conservative sites.
I do notice YT has eliminated the *x*, at least on my feed. However, I do not have to choose CNN. I can watch SGT Report. I can watch Tracy Beanz, AJ (who has a lot of different channels), Praying Medic, Hagmann etc. There are Q vids. I can and do ignore every MSM or such channels, watch cute dogs or nothing at all.
If conservatives leave corporate channels, they can and do start their own. Fewer and fewer eyeballs are owned by virtue of limited content and time schedules.
I can even go *off grid* and read a paper book purchased for .50 at a thrift store or for $5 including shipping from a couple of used book sites. Even on Kindle, there is *subversive* content and tons of free content from indies.
Propaganda becomes more and more difficult. I don’t even know what is being pushed on commercial TV. I use ABP and only see a couple of ads when I check out Drudge. If a site demands I whitelist, I leave immediately unless it is vital to me to stay. Since I read quickly, I’m there for a minimum amount of time. I cannot remember the ads, to be honest.
They’ve lost a lot of control. Not all and they will fight to get it back, but the bannings and throttlings and censoring are backfiring. In fact, in my area, the major ISP, Frontier, is so hated, small startups are laying cable and competition is coming.
Information wants to be free and eventually, it will be less controlled by just a few.
That was what I meant.