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$20 dollars says time warner
$20 dollars says time warner will ink a deal this week. i have a feeling lin tv gave in. why else would 3 carriers strike deals this week.
Hobo: I'm inclined to
Hobo:
I'm inclined to believe LIN gave a little on the price they saught, but I'm sure they're getting a good sum nonetheless. Charter's deal isn't "official" yet and LIN hasn't announced it themselves, so I'm sure they're still doing a slight amount of haggling. They just won't lose LIN channels by the end of the month like they might have.
If they were asking 30 cents a month, I'd think they got more in the 18-22 cent range, or something similar if other concessions were made (promotional, etc).
I still dont know if i
I still dont know if i belive the whole contract deal with charter. I thought wluk was a broadcast channel. I know for a fact that when a channel is a broadcast channel and get paid on advertisment they file for a fcc must carry. That means that no matter what a carrier *must carry* that channel on the lowest teir. That is where twc stands with LIN TV at this point. the only question is when are we going to get wluk hd. i would still put $20 on it
******LIN TV***** well there
******LIN TV***** well there is 2 days left b4 i owe someone $20 i do not know who at the moment. but someone should find out if twc is sitting down with lin tv anytime soon
All I know is this (from the
All I know is this (from the Post Crescent article):
Doesn't that sound like a rather "they'll come begging now" kind of quote?
The quote paints a beautiful
The quote paints a beautiful picture of mr zollar sitting on a throne. This throne says fair on one arm and balance on the other. he has a crown on his head that reads king of premium programming. I also see direct and dish waxing his shoes while charter is feeding him grapes. Then i see TWC walking though the door
My vote goes as "yes". I'm
My vote goes as "yes".
I'm still with TWC on this one. I'm already paying for enough channels that I don't want in order to get the few that I do. If all I wanted was local HD channels, I'd cut my cable. While I feel for the others who can't pick up WLUK HD with an antenna, I still don't want to pay to subsidize them getting what should be a "free" channel. But WLUK's recent deals with other providers really put the pressure on TWC to make a deal of their own happen and I'm betting it will soon.
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"We will offer 100 channels in HD before the end of the year."
What is your favorite show in HD?
"Well, this one is easy. I don't have a high-def set."
-Melinda Witmer, TWC's VP in charge of deciding what programming they offer, from an interview in March of 2007
I was watching "So You Think
I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance" on DirecTV in HD last night.... can anyone else confirm this?
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