Sinclair, Time Warner Cable on Brink of Retrans Dispute

No countdown to the new year would be complete without a retransmission standoff.

This year, the one to watch is between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable. In the latest salvo, Sinclair issued a statement Tuesday (Dec. 28) that Time Warner has refused to engage in further negotiations.

Not so, said Time Warner Cable in a dueling statement. “Time Warner Cable has at no time told Sinclair that we were terminating negotiations,” the company said.

Given that kind of posturing, it’s looking increasingly likely that come Dec.

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