First, headlines started traveling around the web a ssociating FLIXPAC with the hugely unpopular SOPA, and now a popular Anonymous-affiliated twitter account has started urging its followers to boycott the video streaming service.
Schwab, for instance, won't directly provide investors with the names of the 300 money managers affiliated with its Managed Account Connection service.
Ms Kryshtanovskaya estimates that when those she describes as "affiliated" - that is, not publicly declared - are taken into account, the figure could be as high as three-quarters.
Because these networks account for a significant share (about one third) of all cable-affiliated programming, the effect of removing the exclusivity ban will be further diminished.