Media ownership changes are ‘DOA’

MEDIA OWNERSHIP CHANGES ARE 'DOA'
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Robert MacMillan]
[Commentary] Belo Chief Executive Robert Decherd, a traditional supporter of relaxing rules that restrict what kind of media properties companies can own in the same market, now thinks rules changes ain't happening any time soon. "The dose of realism is, if anybody’s banking on the rules changing in the next two years, I would suggest they add a zero to the time frame,” he said on the sidelines at the show. “With the (2006 mid-term) election, it’s DOA. I mean, it’s not going to happen," Decherd said. He noted that the benefits touted by companies like Tribune and Media General are not as hot as some people thought they would be anyway.
http://blogs.reuters.com/2006/12/06/media-ownership-changes-are-doa/