Separation Content and Distribution

I was just reading about the Comcast/NBCU merger possibility over at consumerist.com and I think I have a solution…

Separate the companies who create entertainment and/or provide news from the companies who distribute or broadcast them. Make a firm division between the cable/satellite/communications companies and any network or station that they may carry.

Simply disallowing Comcast, or any other provider, from owning the content they distribute allows for an automatic fair and neutral competition.