Updated: Fox, Cablevision Can't Break Ice

Fox Wednesday (Oct. 27) cratered any hope that their retransmission showdown with Cablevision would come to a close hours before Game 1 of the World Series.

Cablevision Wednesday offered to pay Fox what Time Warner Cable pays for Fox, a rate it said was “higher than the rate we pay any other New York broadcast station.”

But Fox countered that the offer was incomplete and not acceptable. “Cablevision is seeking a discounted ‘package rate’ without buying the entire package.

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