FOX And Cablevision Standoff May Leave New Yorkers Without MLB And NFL Games

Yesterday Cablevision programming chief Mac Budill wrote a letter to Fox affiliate sales president Mike Hopkins asking News Corp. to refrain from pulling Fox 5 and My9 off air while the two sides continue to negotiate a new deal.  If contract terms are not resolved this week, Cablevision subscribers in New York could lose the Fox TV Network and My Network TV signals at 12:01 am Saturday morning.

In addition to local favorites like WNYW’s Good Day New York and Fox 5 News, Fox’s website warns that this feud with Cablevision can also bar New Yorkers from major national primetime and sports programs:

“The bottom line is that the Fox stations feature some of the nation’s most-watched programming with shows such as American Idol, House, Glee, and The Simpsons, as well as the most compelling sports on television with the National Football League, Major League Baseball, and NASCAR. 

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