CBS Corp.'s flagship broadcast network was dropped from Time
Warner Cable Inc.'s TWC TV service in New York, Los Angeles and other major
markets Friday after long-running negotiations between the companies failed to
reach a deal on fees.
According to wsj.com, the blackout, that started at 5 p.m.
Eastern time, came more than a month after a previous agreement between CBS and
Time Warner Cable expired, although it had been extended several times to allow
negotiations on a new deal.
The two companies have been negotiating over fees to be paid
by Time Warner Cable for the right to carry CBS programming. In a statement,
CBS accused Time Warner Cable of negotiating "in a combative and
nonproductive spirit…while maintaining antiquated positions no longer held by
any other programming distributor in the business."
Time Warner Cable said in a statement that "CBS has
refused to have a productive discussion" over the past few days.
"It's become clear that no matter how much time we give them, they're not
willing to come to reasonable terms," it said.
About three million subscribers were expected to be affected
by a blackout, which covers CBS Corp.'s Showtime premium channel as well as CBS.
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