#KeepmyTV Advocates Are Getting Jerked Around

My public service announcement

because a lot of people are getting jerked around on Twitter 

they don't know it

and they need to know it

Nastiness in the cable TV industry and it's got a real piece of nasty associated with it.
Real nasty!

Background:

Anyone who has antenna (free) TV is seeing ads from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) telling them to contact Congress to KeepMyTV

Here's why
The cable companies are up to some real nastiness in DC that NAB is warning may end up
in free broadcast antenna TV being eliminated
AND
your local broadcast channels being moved from basic service to premium service on the cable lineups

I have every reason to believe NAB 
- if nothing else it doesn't hurt to sent a message to Congress
- just in case
cause the public is always the last to know.

WELL
Here's where the right-wing, pro-corporate cable funded slimeballs step in

If you tweet
keepmytv.org
or 
#Keepmytv
You immediately gets spammed by the American Television Viewers Association

A twitter activist will send this:

Everyone..tell congress to stand up for free local television. go to www.keepmytv. Here is a sample - I urge you... http://t.co/rDCcEUYS5H
— Nana G's (@NanaGs_) August 2, 2014

and they get spammed with this.

@NanaGs_ don't worry. It's a scare tactic by broadcasters who want to charge $$ for same free channels you get w/ antennas
— ATVA (@ATVAlliance) August 2, 2014

Misleading Nana - becausetheycan

AND
its happening
over and
over and
over again
(Just proof that this is a major undertaking by ATVA)


American Television Viewers Association (ATVA)
is a division of 

American Television Alliance
  a lobbying group representing multichannel-video providers and cable networks
  a lobby group representing cable and satellite providers
  formed by Time Warner Cable in 2010 

Time Warner Cable has been one of ATVA's biggest supporters, and has led the funding for its lobbying efforts.

In 2010 the Heartland Institute listed ATA as

Victories: The American Television Alliance, a The [sic] 31-member industry coalition,was formed in July 

The board of American Television Alliance as noted on their 2012 990  included
    American Cable Association

    Charter

    DirecTV

    DishTV

    USTelecom

    Insight

    MediaComm

    Time Warner Cable (2)

    past Turner Communications employee

In relation to this issue the American Television Alliance defends themselves in a blog entry
with
"a sampling of what conservatives are saying"
Who are those conservatives
     Free State Foundation - ALEC member
     Mercatus Center - funded by Koch
     Citizens Against Government Waste - ALEC member 
     L. Gordon Crovitz - who writes for Murdoch media - ALEC member

     National Taxpayers Association - ALEC member

     Taxpayer Protection Alliance - Founded by ALEC scholar - Stephen Moore

     R Street Institute - Cofounded by ex ALEC exec director Alan Smith

     Heritage Foundation - ALEC member

Pro-corporate, free market conservative organizations - all with indirect ties through the American Legislative Exchange Council to the cable and satellite providers that fund American Television Alliance.

Soooo - - - 

The American Television Viewers Association
A group that lobbies for cable and satellite providers

is telling every person like NanaG out there that emails Congress or tweets to friends and family
to #keepmyTV

"Don't worry - Be Happy"
The NAB is lying and

the cable companies will look out for your best interests.

Bullshit!