Time Warner Cable, Sinclair Ink Temporary Deal

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Time Warner Cable and Sinclair Broadcast called a truce just four hours before the stroke of midnight, avoiding a blackout. The two companies agreed to an extension that will clear Sinclair’s 33 TV stations on TWC’s system through Jan. 14, 2011.

In a statement, TWC said the extension would allow the parties to continue negotiating to reach a long-term agreement.

In the event of a blackout with Sinclair, TWC said on Dec. 30 that it was prepared to import broadcast stations from other cities to air ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox network programming affiliated with Sinclair’s stations.

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