Time Warner Cable has dropped SHOWTIME! (Video by showtime)

[hectari]

Seriously I suggest u do some research before u spew absolute crap. TW more powerful than CBS? In what country?

My bad dude, I just heard the TV reporter say that Comcast was number 1 in terms of TV and Radio they said it made like 55 billion or something in 2011, and than Walt Disney was number 2 at 40 billion, followed by Fox at number 3 with 30 billion, and than Time Warner at 29 billion, and CBS at 14 billion in 2011.

I don't really research this stuff just going off the news reporter.

[hectari]

Buying a $30 convertor box and hooking it up to your TV once isn't complicated.

I'm thinking about buying Madden 25 just so I can watch sunday ticket when I'm at work. There are some benefits to having it "online only"

And TWC holds all the cards. They already called CBS's bluff and they are ready to stand pat. They are already lining up replacement networks to fill the slot. And I don't care either way because it doesn't affect me but CBS needs to realize that they need TW and not the other way around

This was from CNN report basically TMC claims CBS is being greedy but looks like this will be settled before the NFL season starts but will they strike a deal before the Floyd vs. Canelo fight that is all that matters since this is in the Boxing section, our only concern should be that issue:

Time Warner Cable has claimed that CBS is demanding too high a rate -- 600% more than what the cable provider has to pay for the network's programming in other parts of the country. In those areas, Time Warner Cable negotiates with local CBS affiliates that are not owned outright by the network.

CBS says the 600% figure is inaccurate, but has declined to provide more specifics. It said its requests "are far more reasonable and well in line with what the industry is paying for content."

The two sides are very likely to reach a deal at some point, especially if the dispute threatens NFL broadcasts scheduled to air on CBS later this year.

"In the end, of course, an agreement will be reached," CBS said earlier this week.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/02/news/companies/cbs-time-warner-blackout/

[dc3383]

This was from CNN report basically TMC claims CBS is being greedy but looks like this will be settled before the NFL season starts but will they strike a deal before the Floyd vs. Canelo fight that is all that matters since this is in the Boxing section, our only concern should be that issue:

Time Warner Cable has claimed that CBS is demanding too high a rate -- 600% more than what the cable provider has to pay for the network's programming in other parts of the country. In those areas, Time Warner Cable negotiates with local CBS affiliates that are not owned outright by the network.

CBS says the 600% figure is inaccurate, but has declined to provide more specifics. It said its requests "are far more reasonable and well in line with what the industry is paying for content."

The two sides are very likely to reach a deal at some point, especially if the dispute threatens NFL broadcasts scheduled to air on CBS later this year.

"In the end, of course, an agreement will be reached," CBS said earlier this week.

http://money.cnn.com/2013/08/02/news...rner-blackout/

NFL and college football means to CBS than two Floyd Mayweather fights per year and if I was in the States it would mean more to me also; but I've always had Comcast or Fios cable. The fight could break the PPV record but more still will see the Patriots vs Broncos game.

[RingGeneralship]

All this weak channels like ****etv and Showtime need to make more drama tv shows people like then ****..

Showtime only has Dexter , they need to make 6 per week

Lets see: dexter,borgias,ray Donovan ,weeds,house of lies,shameless,and maybe people here haven't heard of a little show called homeland showtime is actually becoming a better product.

Hbo has two great shows game of thrones, and boardwalk empire and that's it ,maybe true blood.

[Cubanborn87]

wait what? i watch ray donovan and dexter every sunday plus boxing twc better pay up with those fiing ridiculous prices they charge their customers

[ShoulderRoll]

...but looks like this will be settled before the NFL season starts but will they strike a deal before the Floyd vs. Canelo fight that is all that matters since this is in the Boxing section, our only concern should be that issue

The NFL season starts before Floyd vs. Canelo.

So if this will be settled by Week 1 of the NFL season then that means they will strike a deal before the boxing PPV happens.

[LoadedWraps]

Showtime is now worthless to me.

[mathed]

The same thing happened to FX last year on Dish TV. Fox went away for like 3 weeks or something because they wanted more money than Dish was willing to pay and there was a giant uproar because people were missing out on NFL. They worked it out in about a month's time.

[mathed]

Lets see: dexter,borgias,ray Donovan ,weeds,house of lies,shameless,and maybe people here haven't heard of a little show called homeland showtime is actually becoming a better product.

Hbo has two great shows game of thrones, and boardwalk empire and that's it ,maybe true blood.

wait what? i watch ray donovan and dexter every sunday plus boxing twc better pay up with those fiing ridiculous prices they charge their customers

lol, yeah me too. I DVR all of those shows and usally don't hit the bed until around 12AM or so Sunday nights. True Blood at 9 on HBO, DVR Dexter, catch Ray Donovan at 11 after I watch the DVR'd Dexter at 10, then back to HBO to watch the Newsroom......it's an ok show, they do a good job of depicting the atmosphere that you would find in a media mogul.

I have a similar schedule set up for when Boardwalk Empire and Shameless come on as well as Nurse Jackie and House of Lies, Game of Thrones, etc.

[croz]

you have to have ****ty ratings to get dumpped by a cable provider

boxing didn't get dumped you idiot. Showtime and CBS are arguing among themselves about something that has nothing to do with boxing.