How the Time Warner Cable, CBS Standoff Could Set the TV Standard

Unlike other recent retransmission negotiations that focused on small fee increases, CBS is determined to make up for what it perceives to be a historic injustice in terms of what cable and satellite operators pay for CBS content.

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Calls for CBS-Time Warner Cable settlement grow

With the CBS blackout entering its third week, calls for federal regulators' intervention and a quick settlement between the network and Time Warner Cable are growing louder as the NFL season gets underway.

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CBS and Time Warner Cable Clash at Your Expense

As the CBS vs. Time Warner Cable blackout stretches into a second full week, a chorus of commentators, lawmakers and consumer groups has taken pains to blame both sides — or at least that’s what they say they’re doing. But many of these critics have focused on CBS’ exorbitant demands and ignored the real culprit: the cable-TV business model.

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Broadcasters Circle Wagons Against a TV Streaming Upstart

When Chase Carey, Rupert Murdoch’s top deputy at News Corporation, told broadcasters about his contingency plan to turn the Fox network into something available only on cable, he knew policy makers would be listening, too. But a few of them were busy that day, meeting with Chet Kanojia, the very man who had provoked Carey’s stark warning.

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