Comcast bans gun, ammo ads

[IDemo]

Source: USA Today

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Gun stores in areas that Comcast Cable serves are looking for new ways to advertise after the cable provider said it would not accept firearm and ammunition commercials.

Comcast (CMCSA), the nation's largest cable-TV company, made the decision last month after it finalized its purchase of media company NBCUniversal, which Adweek magazine said has had a long-standing in place banning those items and fireworks.

"Consistent with long-standing NBC policies, Comcast Spotlight has decided it will not accept new advertising for firearms or weapons moving forward," said spokesman Chris Ellis of Comcast's advertising sales division, Comcast Spotlight. Comcast has operations in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

Time Warner Cable announced in January — about a month after a gunman in Newtown, Conn., killed 27 people including 20 children — that it would no longer allow ads showing semiautomatic weapons and guns pointed at people, according to Multichannel News magazine. Time Warner (TWC), the country's second largest cable provider, operates in 29 states.

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/03/22/comcast-gun-ads/2009717/

[Zephie]

1. Comcast has the worst service... But I have to give them credit for this.

I will refrain from paying this months bill exclusively in pennies in appreciation of the new policy.

[davidpdx]

12. Do you really pay them in pennies?

Like you bring in jars of pennies? It would be interesting if you'd post a picture of this (you don't have to post your face, just your arm).

[Zephie]

13. Haha, well that WAS the plan.

This is my first month of service with comcast in over 4 years. I recently relocated from the south to the North West and the area I'm in apparently only gets comcast service (something I said I would never have again). Unfortunately when most job applications are online it's just something we've had to grit our teeth and deal with but... Well suffice to say that the service has been less than good. Far, far less.

Anyway, yes I was intending to pay the bills entirely in pennies until service improves. It's something I've done before (though not with comcast), when I've received shoddy service or feel that a charge is inappropriate but cannot get it expunged. I've had one place refuse to take payment in that form but usually they're just either too confused to reject it or the person receiving the payment thinks it's hilarious.

I do not take in a jar of loose pennies, just rolls of them equaling the amount due. I get them changed at the bank so they come that way anyhow. I don't want to get stuck standing around while they count them all up to make sure I'm not ripping them off!

[davidpdx]

16. Well you might include a quarter

Since it is usually what you leave at a table when you get bad service at a restaurant. I thought maybe you were crazy enough to go in their with jars of pennies. You are right though, without a change counter it would take forever.

I'd also write them dirty notes and take them in with your bill.

[bluedigger]

2. Except when they are clearly labeled as programming, right?

[Nuclear Unicorn]

3. heh

I think I'm going to buy some DirectTV stock today.

[Kolesar]

4. NRA was against bush-era media consolidation because the media would conspire against the gun indust

Using the expression my in-laws favor: [font size =3]"Sucks to be you !" [/font]

[alp227]

5. and the fact that Comcast owns MSNBC will rile the NRA types up some more. n/t

[Kolesar]

6. Good catch...eom

[dipsydoodle]

7. All helps

Every single nail in the coffin of your gun laws.

[llmart]

8. +1

Agreed!

[SunSeeker]

9. K&R

[samsingh]

10. good

[Humanist_Activist]

11. Its not Comcast, but in my area, I don't remember ever hearing or seeing ads for gun or ammo...

stores, ever. They were confined to gun and hunting magazines, but certainly nothing on TV or radio. Never really thought about it before today.

[slackmaster]

14. I feel safer already

[Peter cotton]

15. Shrug. A pointless feel-good measure, but it's a private company.