The merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable is heralded as one of the biggest mergers ever. The people that will suffer the most are the consumers, as well as Comcast's competitors.
The government may have unceremoniously killed net neutrality and cable providers may be clamping down on Netflix's bandwidth usage, but at least fans of the site still have "Orange is the New Black" to look forward too.
Cable TV and internet giant Comcast has reached a deal to buy cable TV and internet giant Time Warner Cable for around $45.2 billion. The merger, which was announced Thursday but broke late Wednesday, would create a television and internet behemoth the likes of which we've never seen - if it's approved.