Fox, Cablevision: The Money Game

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In addition to robbing some 3 million subscribers in New York and Philadelphia of the MLB National League Championship series between the Phillies and Giants, as well as Fox Sports’ NFL lineup and prime-time hits like Glee and House, the standoff between Cablevision and News Corp. is once again shining a rather unflattering light on retrans consent.

The blackout of Fox5 (WNYW in New York), My9 (WWOR in New York), Fox29 (WTXF in Philadelphia) and a clutch of cable channels (including Fox Business Network) marks the fifth time this year negotiations have broken down between a cable system and a programmer.

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