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CBS, Time Warner End Carriage Standoff

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With less than a week to go before the start of the 2013 NFL season, CBS and Time Warner Cable have finally come to terms on a new carriage agreement.


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Time Warner Cable Takes Its Fight With CBS to the FCC

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Never mind that the Federal Communications Commission has repeatedly said it has at best limited authority, if not none, to intervene in retransmission disputes, but Time Warner Cable decided to [...]

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Time Warner Cable Pulls the Plug on CBS

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CBS has gone dark in New York. In the latest development in the ongoing carriage dispute between CBS and the Time Warner Cable, the local affiliate went off the air [...]

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CBS Is Facing Potential Blackouts in NYC, Dallas and L.A.

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With time running out on an emergency carriage deal extension, CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves on Tuesday told employees that the network was in danger of going dark in a [...]

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CBS, Time Warner Cable Carriage Beef Escalates

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After weeks of quietly working to hash out a new carriage deal, CBS and Time Warner Cable are no closer to reaching an agreement than they were on the day [...]

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Marty Franks, CBS’ Top Lobbyist, to Retire

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Marty Franks, CBS' top honcho in Washington for 25 years and one of broadcasting's most influential lobbyists, is retiring Sept. 30.