Time Warner threatens to Remove CBS from Prime Slot

[nelson61]

A new, novel way to apply leverage.

CBS is #1 on the screen guide and TW says they will sell slot "2" to someone else.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...eatening-to-drop-cbs-from-channel-2-spot.html

 

[jayn_j]

TWC just blacked out the Milwaukee NBC station. WTMJ has the rights to GB Packer rebroadcast, so the timing is perfect for TWC.

Usual "pennies per day" vs "Outrageous increases" rhetoric.

 

[dfergie]

TCA: Leslie Moonves Says Talks With Time Warner Cable Continue, “I Hope We Don’t Go Dark”

CBS and Time Warner Cable are still engaged in “very difficult negotiations” over how much TWC will pay CBS-owned stations per subscriber, CBS CEO Leslie Moonves told TV critics this morning at TCA Summer TV Press Tour 2013.

Source & More: deadline.com