carriage fees

AT&T and Crown Media Squabble Over Hallmark Channel

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:52:53 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
For the second time this summer, AT&T is fighting a carriage fee dispute in public days before a contract deadline. The company said that its 2.3 million television subscribers could lose the Hallmark Channel at the end of the month due to a fight over the carriage fees that are paid to Hallmark's parent company, Crown Media Holdings.

Disney, TWC Talks Escalate

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:21:09 -0400

Full article: New York Post
Claire Atkinson
Negotiations between Walt Disney and Time Warner Cable over continued carriage of ESPN, ABC and other Disney channels are intensifying as both companies gird for battle.

Another Fee Battle Looming for Cable

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:45:57 -0400

Full article: LA Daily News
Gregory J. Wilcox
Time Warner Cable is embroiled in another fee dispute, this time with the Walt Disney Co., owner of ABC and ESPN networks and other popular channels. Neither company would provide details of their fee dispute. However, each is running commercials and has set up a website to present its stance to viewers.

In Cable Delivery, Rivals Are Pouncing

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:27:46 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Brooks Barnes and Brian Stelter
Unlike the bitter disputes that have broken out between TV networks and cable operators -- Fox versus Time Warner Cable, ABC versus Cablevision -- the latest round of fee negotiations between the Walt Disney Company and Time Warner have, so far, been quite amicable.

Broadcasters Battling for Cable Fees

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:02:09 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
News Corp. is threatening to remove its Fox stations from Time Warner Cable systems at the end of this week if the cable company does not agree to pay sizable subscriber fees, the same way it does for cable channels.

Deadline Nears in Feud Over Fees for Fox

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:46:24 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
How much should the owner of Fox be paid by cable operators? That's the question driving a feud between Fox's owner, News Corp., and one of the country's top cable carriers, Time Warner Cable. News Corp. is threatening to remove its Fox stations from the carrier's systems at the end of this week if it does not agree to pay sizable subscriber fees.

Kerry: TWC-News Corp. Retrans Impasse Must Not Interrupt College Football

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:00:08 -0500

Full article: Multichannel News
John Eggerton
There is nothing like constituents threatened with the loss of college football to get the attention of Congress. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) took a break from the ongoing health care battle to write the heads of News Corp. and Time Warner Cable calling on them to resolve their carriage dispute before the first of the year, when the college bowl games begin.

Hate Paying More for Cable TV? Time Warner Is Taking a Vote

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:02:14 -0500

Full article: Orange County Register
Tamara Chuang
Every year, it seems, Time Warner Cable hikes up TV rates. This time, Time Warner is putting customers on alert saying that it's the TV networks gouging customers.

Broadcasters Seek Cable-TV Fees

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:41:24 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Sam Schechner and Shira Ovide
TV-network owners News Corp. and CBS Corp. are pushing cable operators to pay monthly fees to carry their broadcast TV stations. Traditionally, broadcast networks haven't received cash fees from cable-TV providers. But broadcasters, struggling through an advertising slump, see a potential new stream of revenue by following the path of cable channels.

Murdoch Wants to Charge for Fox Network Carriage

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:21:10 -0400

Full article: Broadcast Engineering
Michael Grotticelli
Rupert Murdoch wants to extract fees from cable and satellite operators who carry the Fox network. Murdoch said cable and satellite operators need to pay his company "a small portion of the profits" they gain from offering the network.