"It's NOT dying.
It's being systematically ignored for political reasons."

  You mean to tell me that land-lined cable networks are being "systematically ignored for political reasons" and not because digital streaming is a superior technology that is in the pocket of almost every human over the age of 10 in the United States?

 I think its dying because cellphone technology has created an avenue for social networking to thrive in a faster and more competitive way.  I just don't see college kids sitting down and tuning into MSNBC on a television anytime soon.

 I don't think they choose to use their cellphone to get information because of "political reasons", I think its because their cellphone is closer than their TV at home.