Earlier this week, Time Warner Cable, following a month-long dispute with CBS, dropped the top broadcast network from many of its largest markets.
The companies have been fighting over retransmission fees. Retransmission fees are the money that cable companies pay TV station owners just for the right to broadcast their signals. CBS and Time Warner's existing contract ended in June. Time ... [ read the full article ]
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We'll show them! (The Advertisers). Sorry, but there may be times when our content (including your ads) will not be available to certain market segments. We plan on using this content (including your ads) as leverage in any ongoing fee disputes.
Yep, it takes a special kind of stupid to commit a single act and alienate two different client types (advertisers and audience).
This sounds like a great business practice, in a RICO/Mafia sorta way...
Time warner needs to understand something big time!!!
1. great you removed peoples shows but you then create a really bad set of customers customers who basically say go #$%$#@@#$ yourself we will just go satalite
so you have just lost millions of customers good job
This will just make TW subscribers look for other ways to get their shows like the rest of us who don't bother having cable tv subscription at all. I cut the cord years ago and never looked back.
Quote:so you have just lost millions of customers good job
Although you would like to think so, that's hardly going to happen. Disputes like this always happen, even across satellite and when it does, people say the same thing and run over to cable. All in all, it balances out, and nobody really loses at the end of the day.
I was unsure as to who the bad guy was here... I mean if 600% increase is true then CBS is out of line...
But this move makes it clear...
This is a dick move, CBS. I hope everyone learns how to use antennas and Aereo and Time Warner drops your ass like a hot potato.
Let's see, CBS; you want us to pay you, via increased cable bills, for the tv signal you broadcast FOR FREE over the air? You want more money? S*** M* D***. I'll watch you for free with my simple digital antenna, and just switch my TV feed from cable to antenna. Besides, your TV shows, in general, are horrible.
It still amazes me how most of the people I talk to don't realize they can just watch it through an antenna for free. Seriously, people, it's free and in widescreenHD. Most of the time it's a better picture and sound because the cable/satellite companies usually compress the signal resulting in degradation.
