gordette writes: "I'm reposting this with some trepidation. I'm only doing so because the I noticed the Multichannel site was down for hours today but it appears to be back up. And also because Comcast did the same thing to me described by this journalist — held my HD channels hostage by insisting that I shell out for an expensive cable package. Anyway — here's the rap — this journalist is blasting Comcast for their 'shakedown' of consumers, in full view of industry insiders. She also links to an earlier blog post describing Comcast's Motorola DVR problems."