http://blogs.newsobserver.com/business/time-warner-customers-could-lose-fx-other-channels

FTL

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"Time Warner customers could lose FX, other channels Triangle cable-TV viewers could start a new year without channels such as FX, Fuel, Speed TV and Fox Soccer. Media giants News Corp. and Time Warner Cable are fighting over money, and the dispute could lead to some Fox channels going dark on Jan. 1. The two companies are still in negotiations and their current contract expires Dec. 31. News Corp. today began warning Time Warner Cable customers about the "very likely possibility" that they will lose access to Fox programming. In some markets where News Corp. owns the local Fox stations, the dispute could affect Fox's flagship channel, home to popular shows such as "Glee," "House" and "American Idol." But the Triangle's Fox 50 affiliate is owned by Raleigh-based Capitol Broadcasting and is not part of the dispute, said Time Warner Cable spokeswoman Melissa Buscher. The bickering could lead to local cable customers losing other channels owned by News Corp., including FX, home to shows such as "Nip/Tuck," "Damages" and "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." Other channels include Fuel, Speed TV, Fox Reality and Fox Sports World Espanol. "We're hoping Fox will allow us to carry the programming even if negotiations continue past Dec. 31," Buscher said. "It's our hope that Fox won't punish our customers while they try to reach an agreement." Fox Sports South, which shows some ACC games, isn't affected, Buscher said. Scott Grogin, a spokesman with Fox Networks Group, confirmed that Fox 50 and Capitol Broadcasting aren't part of the transmission dispute, but declined further comment on whether other Fox channels could go dark. Time Warner Cable will look for replacement programming for the channels if they are pulled, Buscher said. And the company will "educate" viewers about other ways to see shows, such as online streaming. The cable provider serves more than 800,000 customers in the market that stretches from Raleigh to the coast. The company, one of the country's largest cable-TV providers, recently started its own marketing campaign where it asked customers to vote whether it should "roll over or get tough" with broadcasters and programmers that are demanding more money. Those higher fees would result in costs passed on to customers, Time Warner argues. News Corp. contends in a prepared statement it is "simply asking for fair compensation for the impressive value our Fox programming offers." Earlier this month, Time Warner Cable announced that it reached a one-year extension of its transmission deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group. In the Triangle, that meant that cable-TV customers won't lose access to the CW and MyNetwork Television, two stations owned by Sinclair. Last year, Time Warner Cable had a public spat with Viacom that nearly resulted in local customers losing access to channels such as MTV and Nickelodeon on Jan. 1. That deal was resolved at the last minute."

i guess there's always Hulu if this happens

12/18/2009 5:08:57 PM

speed is the only one worth a shit and it's marginal

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 5:09 PM. Reason : OH GOD NOT MY SOCCER CHANNEL!!!]

12/18/2009 5:09:34 PM

noooooo martin short has a new show coming out in january!

12/18/2009 5:09:46 PM

I will cut someone if I can't watch new Always Sunny in Philadelphia's

12/18/2009 5:09:54 PM

Yeah, because its not like you can't download them an hour or two after it airs.

12/18/2009 5:11:23 PM

fuck fx !

12/18/2009 5:12:08 PM

^^I just sent this thread to the FCC and the FBI for you.

You'll learn your lesson in the Pen as Spike drills your virgin asshole.

12/18/2009 5:14:31 PM

haha, stop being a paranoid little bitch. I can't imagine living the life some of you do. I bet you don't go the speed limit 100% of the time. So you break the law every day.

12/18/2009 5:15:39 PM

hulu has them available the next day i think

12/18/2009 5:16:06 PM

Alway's Sunny isn't on Hulu anymore.

12/18/2009 5:16:35 PM

is this something that happened in the last week, because i definitely watched many episodes last week

http://www.hulu.com/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia

[Edited on December 18, 2009 at 5:17 PM. Reason : gg]

12/18/2009 5:17:15 PM

My bad, they must have brought it back. I know a month or so ago they removed all the episodes after they had some dispute with FX. I never watch them on there so I didn't know they brought them back.

12/18/2009 5:18:11 PM

its funny that Melissa Buscher went from being a WRAL shitbeat reporter to a corporate shill for TWC

12/18/2009 5:18:31 PM

this story is new

but its plot is ancient

12/18/2009 5:19:04 PM

no reason to have cable without the speed channel

12/18/2009 5:56:19 PM

speed channel is slowly working its way to being irrelavent. if this happens, my digital cable will be gone.

12/18/2009 6:00:32 PM

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"speed is the only one worth a shit and it's marginal"

Agreed. While they show an hour of BTCC and DTM (for each series) during the winter, the rest of the programming is shit during that time. Pinks, Pass Time, Wrecked? They all suck ass.

And I certainly wouldn't miss much of the Nascar coverage. Only the Truck Series.

I'll be more pissed off about losing some ALMS, Grand AM, ARCA and F1 coverage. However, I can find it easily on the Internet.

12/18/2009 6:23:58 PM

looks like they reached a deal
http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/01/news/companies/time_warner_cable_fox_kerry/index.htm

1/1/2010 8:08:50 PM

Your cable TV is experiencing difficulties - please, do not panic. Resist the temptation to read or talk to loved ones. Do not attempt sexual relations, as years of TV radiation have left your genitals withered and useless.

1/1/2010 8:10:18 PM

^THATS FROM THE FAMILY GUY !!! HAHAHAHAHAH GOOD SHOw!

1/1/2010 8:12:17 PM

If it gets rid of Fox News I am happy!

1/1/2010 8:21:41 PM

^if it gets on your nerves, maybe you can use the parental controls to block that channel or something

1/1/2010 10:21:12 PM

they'd rather cry about it some more

1/1/2010 10:22:39 PM

what, no it's from the simpsons

1/1/2010 10:24:33 PM

John Kerry saved us from the evil corporations!

1/1/2010 11:44:33 PM