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Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« on: July 27, 2010, 10:43:55 PM »
Here we go again!! This time, Time Warner Cable is pitting itself against Disney regarding carriage fees. If no agreement is made, all Disney-owned networks such as Disney Channel, ABC Family, ESPN, etc. will be dropped on September 2nd. All ABC affiliates that are not owned & operated by Disney (like Belo-owned WFAA-TV in Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) are not affected unless other broadcasting companies are in a dispute with Time Warner Cable as well.

This wasn't Time Warner's first dispute with Disney: a decade ago, ABC network O&O stations in NYC & LA were unavailable to TWC subscribers for 19 hours because TWC couldn't agree with Disney on whether or not they should add specialty channels like ESPN Classic and SOAPnet.

http://rolloverorgettough.com/

I'm sure Time Warner will reach a "zero-hour" deal like they always did ever since I can remember.
« Last Edit: July 27, 2010, 11:33:09 PM by texasstooge »



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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 11:59:52 PM »
I swear, Time Warner has gone to crap...

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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 09:46:12 AM »
I just want to make sure you all know that you have choices with regard to where you get your programming.

We've setup a cable finder for exactly this purpose: http://www.ihavechoices.com

Let me know if we can helpful - we're on http://twitter.com/i_have_choices and http://facebook.com/ihavechoices

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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 02:58:04 PM »
I swear, Time Warner has gone to crap...
Indeed, my aunt who lives in Memphis, used to have Time Warner Cable. Now that head-end was bought by Comcast. Now I don't know what to think. I'm just lucky I have FiOS.
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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2010, 06:32:00 PM »
Attention all Time Warner Cable customers, we can breath a heavy sigh of relief. Time Warner Cable and Disney have reached a long-term agreement to keep the Disney-owned networks and stations (in some areas) on.

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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2010, 06:36:44 PM »
I mentioned this somewhere in the Porch. About time they reached an agreement. Without Disney, my little sister and my niece would go crazy.  :P

Also, Time Warner is the only cable company in the Imperial Valley. so if they didn't reach an agreement, I swear some of the JoBro/Miley fans here are gonna form a mob.
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Re: Time Warner Cable vs. Disney
« Reply #6 on: September 02, 2010, 07:00:06 PM »
I swear, Time Warner has gone to crap...
Indeed, my aunt who lives in Memphis, used to have Time Warner Cable. Now that head-end was bought by Comcast. Now I don't know what to think. I'm just lucky I have FiOS.

Your aunt lives in Memphis?  :blink:
Yes, TWC was bought out by Comcast of Memphis, and now COM is basically crap. (As Curt says, it's Crapcast.)