CBS, Time Warner Cable Carriage Beef Escalates

Network could go dark in NYC, LA

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 the original pact expired. And as has been the case with so many other affiliate dust-ups, both sides are taking their respective beefs to the public.

In a bid to draw support from viewers, CBS on Thursday began running an ad in Time Warner markets warning that the operator could drop the network at any time.

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