February 25, 2005
AS THE CULTURE WAR BECOMES A ROUT:
Adelphia Reverses Decision on Porn: Soon after starting to show hard-core fare, the cable firm stops offering it amid activist pressure. (Lorenza Muñoz and Sallie Hofmeister, February 25, 2005, LA Times)
The heat generated by Adelphia Communication Corp.'s decision to air hard-core pornography apparently was too hot for Southern California's largest cable operator.In a quick about-face, Adelphia stopped offering customers the opportunity to purchase triple-X programming after receiving tens of thousands of complaints from anti-porn activists and expressions of concern in investment circles that the hard-core fare could complicate the company's pending sale.
Do Democrats still think they can get as far Right as the nation? Posted by Orrin Judd at February 25, 2005 8:49 AM
Much of Adelphia's subscriber base in Southern California lives in the outlying Republican areas of Los Angeles. Not a smart move, but then the company hasn't exactly been a model of intellegence over the past three years.
Posted by: John at February 25, 2005 11:26 AMDoes one really expect brilliance from a company that went bankrupt while buying a hockey team in a decaying metro area, Buffalo?
This is how the market works. If you offer a product that appeals to a prurient interest and that decision ticks off your customer base, you stop the offer. Who needs government censorship?
Posted by: Bart at February 25, 2005 6:12 PM