DirecTV CEO explains why the Comcast-Time Warner merger is bad for America

Not surprisingly, we can now count DirecTV CEO Mike White among those who oppose Comcast’s proposed Time Warner Cable acquisition. During the pay TV provider’s earnings call on Thursday afternoon, White was asked to share his feelings on the merger that would see two of the country’s largest TV and Internet providers merge into a single giant. White said that the deal would create ”unprecedented media concentration in one company,” and the combined entity would have an “effective monopoly” in two-thirds of the United States.