Who decides that everyone would like the TV turned to CNN?

We passengers are making phone calls. We are listening to our music and our podcasts. We are perhaps even trying to talk to each other.

So why did the airport authorities decide that we'd all really like to have CNN turned on and the audio piped at us, inescapably?

Does CNN pay the airport?

How about taking a vote, periodically: who wants the TV on?

From Innovation Bootcamp