Intermedia (Owner of Sportsman Channel etc.) run by Obama Donor

[lcambre]

Does anyone have more info on this story in the Daily Caller?:
http://dailycaller.com/2013/02/28/obama-donor-in-process-of-buying-up-and-destroying-americas-top-pro-gun-media-outlets/

[RHJensen]

I was going to ask the same question. Will the proposed merger of Outdoor Channel/Sportsman Channel end up reducing what is available to those interested in self-defense/hunting/history of guns?

Richard.

[tombogan03884]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Hindery

He headed Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) before it was merged into AT&T Corporation in 1999, when he became CEO of AT&T Broadband. Later, he was briefly interim CEO of GlobalCenter, a dot.com spinoff of Global Crossing. He exited Global Crossing after only seven months and was replaced by then board member and Vice Chairman Thomas Casey. At the time Hindery said, "I have done what I set out to do at Global Crossing -- improve operating management and rationalize operating assets, realize the value of GlobalCenter, and meet or exceed quarterly financial goals.".[1] He was the 3rd CEO of Global Crossing in less than three years.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and from 2003 through December 2007 was Senate-appointed Vice Chair of the HELP Commission formed by an Act of Congress to improve U.S. foreign assistance. He is a Trustee of The New School University, a Director of the Library of Congress Trust Fund, the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council, The Paley Center for Media and Teach for America, a member of the Board of Visitors of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and a member of the New America Foundation Leadership Council. Hindery has written two books. Hindery now lives in New York City

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Politics

    In 2004, his name was floated as a possible successor to Terry McAuliffe as head of the Democratic National Committee.

    Hindery served as Senior Economic Policy Advisor for presidential candidate John Edwards from December 2006 until February 2008. He is currently acting as an economic advisor to Barack Obama. On the withdrawal of Bill Richardson as nominee for Secretary of Commerce on January 4, 2009 it was suggested that he might be a suitable replacement.[2]

    On January 30, 2009, it was reported that Hindery's friendship and business partnership with former senator Tom Daschle might cause problems for the latter's Senate confirmation for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration. Daschle has been a consultant and advisor to Hindery's InterMedia Partners since 2005, during which time he received from Hindery access to a car and chauffeur. Daschle did not declare this service on his annual tax forms as required by law. (He reportedly paid the three years of owed taxes and interest in January 2009.) According to a Daschle spokeswoman, the former Senator "simply and probably naively considered its use a generous offer" from Hindery, "a longtime friend. On February 3, 2009 Daschle withdrew his nomination."[3][4]

[lhprop1]

There's always the flip side:  http://www.buzzfeed.com/cjlotz/is-this-the-face-of-the-number-one-media-tycoon-of-the-pro-g

A prominent Democratic fundraiser and progressive media executive is coming under fire from some shareholders for his company's dealings with the National Rifle Association.

Leo Hindery is a managing partner at InterMedia Partners LP and who has donated millions to Democratic campaigns, and was the top fundraiser for John Edwards' 2008 presidential campaign. InterMedia owns Sportsman Channel, a hunting and fishing channel that frequently hosts NRA executives and is now in the process of merging with Outdoor Channel, a traditionally "agnostic" source when it comes to the gun debate, which instead focuses programming on the lifestyles of hunters and fishermen.

An Outdoor Channel shareholder who opposes the merger told BuzzFeed Hindery should actually be crowned the "number one media tycoon of the pro-gun lobby."

"This is an inherent conflict between his political and business relationships," said Andrew Franklin, a shareholder of the Outdoor Channel. Franklin is working with fellow shareholders to prevent the merger by pointing out Hindery's apparent conflict of interest.

Franklin said he and other Outdoor Channel shareholders are upset that they might be forced to take on Sportsman Channel stock, which he sees as contrary to Outdoor Channel's message and Hindery's own political leanings alike.

   More at the link

The poor little progressive rat is getting hit from both sides.  Hahahaha

[fightingquaker13]

I'd wait and see. As a general rule corpotate and political types alike have a very casual relationship with principle when either money or power is at stake. Mittens anyone? As for this guy? He has to market to the pro-hunting and gun set. Its part of his core viewer base. Why he chose this job is a question, but I doubt he's going to make a suicide run to keep Fienstein happy. I mean heck even History and Discovery had pro-gun shows. They both sucked, but Duck Dynasty is still going. I don't know about Top Shots. Point is, if shows like those found a market on general interest channels, how could they not on a dedicated outdoor network? And that means money. If you were betting on proffesional CEO type choosing between a dollar and his politics, where would your money be?

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