Episode 479 • • 1:07:13 - 1:12:12
479: Belieber
CNET Hopper Award Scandal, CBS Editorial Interference
The controversy surrounding CNET's withdrawal of a "Best of CES" award for the Dish Hopper is examined. The hosts discuss the resignation of a CNET writer over CBS's editorial interference, noting that such conflicts of interest are inevitable when tech review sites are owned by major media conglomerates involved in litigation with the product manufacturers.