Full Press Release
Effective 5:00 PM Eastern Time, Time Warner Cable has dropped CBS in New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas and several other markets. We deeply regret this ill-advised action, which is injurious not only to our many affected viewers, but also to Time Warner Cable itself. Throughout this process, Time Warner Cable has conducted negotiations in a combative and non-productive spirit, indulging in pointless brinksmanship and distorted public positioning – such as the fictional and ridiculous 600% increase CBS supposedly demanded – while maintaining antiquated positions no longer held by any other programming distributor in the business. CBS, for its part, is eager to make an agreement in line with the kind it has struck with every other cable, satellite and telco provider, and has continually sought reasonable term extensions to get that job done. This is the first time in its history that CBS has been dropped from a cable system. Time Warner Cable, on the other hand, has a long history of taking channels off the air – more than 50 in the last five years alone. It has also chosen to drop Showtime, which is owned by CBS, a move that is completely unnecessary and totally punitive to its subscribers.
What CBS seeks, and what we always have sought from the beginning, is fair compensation for the most-watched television network with the most popular content in the world. We will not accept less. We will not sign away rights not granted to others. We will not give up our channel position or any other asset by which our viewers identify us. We will also not be subjected to pointless maneuvers like a series of one-hour extensions and mini-drops that do nothing for either side but annoy our viewers. We hope and believe this period of darkness will be short and that we can all get back to the business of providing the best entertainment, news and sports to the Time Warner Cable customers we both serve.
Source: CBS
What CBS seeks, and what we always have sought from the beginning, is fair compensation for the most-watched television network with the most popular content in the world. We will not accept less. We will not sign away rights not granted to others. We will not give up our channel position or any other asset by which our viewers identify us. We will also not be subjected to pointless maneuvers like a series of one-hour extensions and mini-drops that do nothing for either side but annoy our viewers. We hope and believe this period of darkness will be short and that we can all get back to the business of providing the best entertainment, news and sports to the Time Warner Cable customers we both serve.
Source: CBS
Damn. Wonder how long this is going to last.
ReplyDeleteWow, just wow. Here's hoping they can resolve this issue fast.
ReplyDeleteNO! NO! NO! I NEED DEXTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI remember when DirecTV or someone dropped FX and I was really surprised... Did that situation ever get resolved? But I have a feeling this won't last, CBS is lame but too popular for this to go on past premiere week.
ReplyDeleteWow, that was the most direct press release I've read. They basically said they are not going to be held hostage to Time Warner and as the broadcast network with the most viewed shows overall, I bet they have some good bargaining power once people start complaining. And they will. Cannot wait to read the Time Warner PR that I'm sure will have a totally different spin on things.
ReplyDeleteYou need a link to stream Dexter on Monday? FB inbox me.
ReplyDeleteYou van get CBS via digital antenna, so at least there is that.
ReplyDeleteI will if they haven't renegotiated by then. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThis can't be!!!!!! I'm missing too many shows! UTD,, Ray Donovan and repeats,this SUCKS!!! Must investagate Dish and see if there is anyway to get signal??
ReplyDeleteI don't even know if I have one anymore, but I have ways to worry about POI. Of course if CBS would start letting it be viewed on their website, after it airs, that would be nice...
ReplyDeleteCBS is way too stingy with digital content. Perhaps this will be what finally gets them to release ALL shows on their website. If that is the case, then this will be a big win for fans throughout the country.
ReplyDeleteThe only winner in all of this is internet download sites.
ReplyDeleteSo, will this affect CBS's viewership ratings? (I'm sorry if that's a stupid question, I just understood very little of this press release...)
ReplyDeleteCBS and Showtime are dropped, what about CW? Is it dropped too?
ReplyDeleteDepends on how many of the Neilsen houses were affected by this, I guess.
ReplyDeleteHmm seems like they're only doing it in the cities? Dare I have hope I will not lose it?
ReplyDeleteEven if I do I only watch 2 shows on CBS that aren't online. But not being able to watch POI would hurt a lot. My second favorite show.
I can only assume so. It is likely big cities have quite a bit of Neilsen houses.
ReplyDeleteDish Network doesn't even have CBS any more ether.
ReplyDeleteHere it says CBS will likely loose 3.5 millions http://www.deadline.com/2013/08/no-deal-cbs-goes-dark-on-time-warner-cable/
ReplyDeleteI'm not familiar with how things are in the US so let me clarify and then some. I thought CBS was a broadcast network meaning you don't need cable to watch it. So why is this such a big problem?
ReplyDeleteRuh Roh...!
ReplyDeleteYup!
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