22 April 2014 (17:03 UTC-07 Tango)/21 Jumada t-Tania 1435/02 Ordibehesht 1393/23 Wu-Chen 4712

In 2012 news reports by the U.S. NBC’s (National Broadcasting Corporation, aka NBCUniversal) affiliated reporter Steve Handelsman began appearing on China’s CCTV (aka CNTV, China’s largest “broadcast network……launched in 2000”).  CCTV anchors proudly announced Handelsman as their new U.S. reporter, yet if you check NBC’s website Handelsman is still listed as one of their reporters.

As a former number one rated local TV news producer, I remember using many of Handelsman’s reports, and even requesting he use our local NBC affiliate tag out (KPVI, and KYMA before that), but that was back in the mid to late 1990s.

In 2013 General Electric sold off NBCUniversal to Comcast.  But who owns Comcast?   Comcast is a publicly traded corporation, but it’s very hard to find out who is the majority holder of the controversial company.  Comcast is controversial because they’re on their way to becoming a monopoly in the United States, even though monopolies are outlawed (Comcast is currently pushing to take over CNN owner Time Warner).

News anchor poster boy Brian Williams, who is also Managing Editor of NBC Nightly News, just might be licking new boots that are made in China.  Comcast is a major provider of Chinese TV channels within the United States, under a program Comcast calls “The Dragon Pack”.    CCTV-4 is one of those Dragon Pack channels offered by Comcast.

Why would an NBC affiliate reporter (Handelsman) be working for CCTV (as claimed by CCTV) while still working for NBC (even though his current NBC bio makes no mention of CCTV)?  Perhaps CCTV is a new NBC ‘affiliate’ by way of Comcast, or is Comcast really owned by the Chinese, or maybe nobody at NBC or Comcast know that Steve Handelsman is also working for the Chinese?   Makes Comcast’s efforts to control everything news media wise even more ominous.

“Our ideals and principles, as well as our national security……..That’s what makes America different. That’s what makes us exceptional.”-Barack Obama, 10 September 2013