ABC Pulls Channels From Cablevision

wkurzius writes "Cablevision and ABC have failed to come to an agreement after two years of negotiations, and as a result ABC has pulled all their channels from the Cablevision lineup. The dispute is over $40 million in new retransmission fees that Cablevision says they won't give to ABC. On the other side, Cablevision has been accused of not being fair to their customers despite pocketing $8 billion last year. 'The companies immediately published press releases Sunday morning, blaming each other for failing to reach a deal. Cablevision subscribers on Twitter expressed their frustration, saying they shouldn't be deprived of ABC shows, including the Oscars on Sunday, because of a multi-million-dollar deal gone awry. Competitors such as Verizon Communications took advantage of the dispute. The company launched television, newspaper, and online ads offering Cablevision customers speedy installs to subscribe to its FiOS television service along with $75 gift cards, highlighting a fierce war for subscribers in the valuable New York market.'"

Comments

abc is not reasonable

[meow27]

cablevision gets its money from phone and web services too.

and if cablevision gives in, everybody else will demand a free lunch.

i dont think people care the much about losing abc.....

nitwork TV

[p51d007]

(yes I spelled it that way on purpose) I haven't watched nitwork tv in years. 99.9 percent of the garbage on nitwork tv is a joke. So called reality shows, so called talent shows are about all you see anymore. The so called dramas & comedy shows are usually rehashed, or they spin a current news event to fit their political agenda (like the Law & Order franchise). If it wasn't for the history channel, discovery, TMC, FMC , Nick@Night, and a few other cable/sat channels, I wouldn't even bother watching tv. Nitwork executives can't figure out why their viewership is down, while networks like Nick @ Night beats them. Perhaps they should watch and see that the OLD shows are funny or have a good story, without so much political bias.

Re:bundle fees have to end

[beakerMeep]

If you honestly think if a la carte ever came about and the cable and media companies would not try and sell it as a better, value added, therefore more expensive, service, well then you're out of your god-damned mind John McCain.

Re:$75 gift card to switch to Verizon FIOS?

[Blakey Rat]

Another ditto. I'm sick of hearing about rednecks in rural Arkansas bragging about their FIOS speeds when it's not offered in the tech utopia of Seattle. What the hell, Verizon? Do you determine where to install it using a dartboard?

It's almost pissed me off enough to give money to Comcast... almost...