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Fox Is Back on Cablevision

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:46:34 CDT

Fox says it has reached an agreement with Cablevision that will restore programing to more than 3 million New York-area subscribers. Signals for all stations and cable channels were restored prior to the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series. Terms of the agreement to end the 2-week...

Cablevision Coaching Viewers to Watch Fox Online

GoingLikeSixty — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:17:08 CDT

Cablevision and Fox are still feuding , depriving 3.5 million people in the Big Apple of Fox channels 5 and 9 plus Fox Sports. The solution? Cablevision is coaching customers to cheat for content without a contract, reports the Daily News . A Fox employee recorded a conversation with a Cablevision...

Cable Fight May Leave Fans in Philly, NYC in the Dark

John Johnson — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:57:58 CDT

Hey, no rush or anything, but suits from Cablevision and News Corp's Fox have about 7 hours to hash out a deal or baseball fans in Philly aren't going to be able to watch a playoff game tonight, reports AP . Fox pulled its channels from Cablevision when a contract expired...

NYC Viewers Get ABC Back as Oscars Begin

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:31:48 CST

The TV signal was switched back on for Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in the New York area shortly after tonight's Academy Awards telecast got under way. Channel 7, the local ABC affiliate, returned at 8:43 pm, 13 minutes into the show. A Cablevision spokesman said a deal was...

No Oscars Broadcast for 3.1M

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 10:01:11 CST

Millions of New York-area cable subscribers faced the prospect of Oscar night without the Academy Awards broadcast today after ABC's parent company switched off its signal to Cablevision customers over a dispute in fees. "Cablevision pocketed almost $8 billion last year, and now customers aren't getting what they pay for...

Newsday Web Subscribers: 35

Rob Quinn — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:47:06 CST

Three months after Newsday erected a paywall around its revamped $4 million web site, only 35 people have paid the $5 a week needed to breach it. Publisher Terry Jiminez revealed the figure at a heated newsroom meeting last week, insiders tell the New York Observer . Jiminez stressed that most...

Federal Court Ruling Shakes Up Cable Industry

Nick McMaster — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:42:01 CDT

In a decision that could revolutionize the communications industry, a federal appeals court has struck down an FCC rule prohibiting a cable TV company from serving more than 30% of the market, Reuters reports. The court declared the rule "arbitrary and capricious,” noting that cable operators face competition not just...

Cablevision Buys Newsday

Jim O'Neill — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:07:58 CDT

Cablevision will pay Tribune Co. $650 million for Newsday , the companies said this morning. The cable operator's bid for the Long Island daily and its free offshoot amNew York topped $580 million offers from New York Daily News owner Mortimer Zuckerman and News Corp., reports the Wall Street Journal.

Murdoch Drops Newsday Bid

Wesley Oliver — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:44:08 CDT

Rupert Murdoch has dropped his $580 million bid for Newsday . Cable operator Cablevision has offered $650 million for the Long Island daily, and Murdoch’s News Corp. said a higher bid would be “uneconomical.” The media tycoon’s dropout was unexpected, Reuters says, considering Murdoch recently told investors a deal was nearly...