Retrans Ruckus – CBS, TWC Have Less Than a Week to Reach Deal
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| July 19, 2013
The brief reprieve is over, with Time Warner Cable and CBS trading jabs over a contract that is set to expire on July 24 at 5pm ET. The broadcaster has an ad campaign aimed at the MSO, with customers in NY, L.A. and Dallas in danger of losing the O&O stations next week. Here’s what both sides have to say about the dispute.
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