Time Warner Cable
If approved, the Time Warner Cable - Charter Communications deal would affect 23.9 million customer across 41 states.
If approved, the Time Warner Cable - Charter Communications deal would affect 23.9 million customer across 41 states.
The one-month blackout of CBS and CBS affiliated stations has ended for customers in affected markets. CBS and Time Warner reached an agreement Monday that brought an end to the contentious dispute.
Time Warner subscribers in Milwaukee, Wis. have filed a class action law suit against Time Warner Cable for blocking out programming from WTMJ-TV, a local station owned by the Journal Broadcast Group. Meanwhile, CBS and Time Warner announced at a New York City hearing on Thursday that they will be resuming talks to end the dispute and CBS blackout.
Chairman and CEO of Time Warner, Glenn Britt, sent a letter to CBS offering two proposals in an effort to resolve the dispute. Both proposals were flatly rejected by CBS, signaling no end to the cable network standoff.
Time Warner Cable dropped flagship network CBS and premium network Showtime after stalled negotiations on Friday, prompting a blackout of the networks in a number of major U.S. cities.
Time Warner cable customers will be able to stream over 300 channels on their Xbox 360 as part of a deal between Microsoft and the media giant.
The Dodgers are looking to add the sixth regional sports network to the Los Angeles market with their own station, created by the forthcoming agreement with Time Warner Cable for its television rights. TWC is supposedly getting ready to shell out between $7 billion and $8 billion over a 20-year period. For the first time since 1989, Sandy Koufax will have an official role with the organization.
