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Diocletian
12-31-2008, 12:51 AM
Being a TW'hater myself, I couldn't resist to spread to everyone signed up of the bad news.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/time-warner-cable-cuts-of_n_154378.html



CBS being the most important includes 2 bowl games + 5 playoff games coming up.

Showtime is on that list as well.
LH Panther Mom
12-31-2008, 07:44 AM
From reading the article, it didn't mention either CBS or Showtime being yanked. :confused:
Diocletian
12-31-2008, 10:43 AM
Correct nothing is official in stone right now, but those are two Viacom owned channels.

Here localy ABC is getting yanked from TW, so it will differ from location.

There are 19 channels nationwide and some locals going dark at midnight. The main ones they are advertising on are Comedy Central, MTV, BET, SpikeTV, and TvLand.
Emerson1
12-31-2008, 10:54 AM
Nickelodeon too for those who watch Spongebob
piratebg
12-31-2008, 11:51 AM
I'm glad I have Direct TV. :)
Phil C
12-31-2008, 04:48 PM
:(
LH Panther Mom
01-01-2009, 01:04 PM
Originally posted by Diocletian
Correct nothing is official in stone right now, but those are two Viacom owned channels.

Here localy ABC is getting yanked from TW, so it will differ from location.

There are 19 channels nationwide and some locals going dark at midnight. The main ones they are advertising on are Comedy Central, MTV, BET, SpikeTV, and TvLand.
Yes, I know that Viacom owns CBS. It seems that all my stations are live today. Viacom wants scads of money, but TW is the bad guy. :thinking: :thinking:
Txbroadcaster
01-01-2009, 01:16 PM
Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
Yes, I know that Viacom owns CBS. It seems that all my stations are live today. Viacom wants scads of money, but TW is the bad guy. :thinking: :thinking:

yea it is a sticky deal all around when it comes to Channels and cable systems

TW claims it is "backing the cusotmer" by not agreeing to a higher charge

and Viacom says it is only "providing entertainment" for the cusotmer, but TW is blocking that


it lies somewhere in the middle, neither care truly about the customer, just about the greenbacks
DDBooger
01-01-2009, 01:37 PM
they made the agreement before midnight
crzyjournalist03
01-02-2009, 05:18 PM
Originally posted by DDBooger
they made the agreement before midnight

so, are customers going to get higher bills now?
DDBooger
01-02-2009, 06:12 PM
Originally posted by crzyjournalist03
so, are customers going to get higher bills now? I hope not, but I'm pretty sure Time Warner will pass the buck on to us.