CBS and Showtime disappeared — briefly — from Time Warner Cable in many markets at midnight after the companies failed to reach a licensing agreement.
BREAKING: Time Warner Cable has dropped CBS and Showtime from its channel lineup effective midnight EDT
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 30, 2013
Time Warner Cable drops CBS in NYC, LA and Dallas; Showtime and others nationwide:
Time War… http://t.co/ViruW8oVBQ #robot #robotics
— Red Devil Robotics (@FRC1334) July 30, 2013
Awesome. Not. @TWC_SoCal @TWC_Help @CBS #CBSCaresMyAss pic.twitter.com/MzgaQE0AlI
— Tim (@rural_juror) July 30, 2013
CBS CEO Les Moonves told the Los Angeles Times’ Joe Flint, “We are at war with Time Warner Cable.”
TW Cablle pulling CBS. "We're at war with TW Cable," CBS CEO Leslie Moonves says in response.
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) July 30, 2013
If the blackout was the first battle, it didn’t last long.
Time Warner Cable pulls back on taking down CBS and Showtime signals.
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) July 30, 2013
CBS went dark in a few areas and then network asked TW Cable to halt removing signals.
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) July 30, 2013
CBS remained pulled for about 33 minutes, not sure if it's back for good or not-http://t.co/ukGUgsPlZJ
— zentertainment (@zentertainment) July 30, 2013
That was so fast no one could Google CBS to see what they'd miss. MT @AndyFixmer CBS confirms TWC talks will continue without blackout.
— Matthew T. Hall (@SDuncovered) July 30, 2013
Shortest blackout ever. TWC says it has “temporarily reinstated any programming that had been pulled.” http://t.co/jz7t87U0TO
— Jeff Blagdon (@blagdon) July 30, 2013
CBS confirms Time Warner Cable talks will continue without blackout.
— Andy Fixmer (@AndyFixmer) July 30, 2013
This whole TWC/CBS beef will be resolved by tomorrow morning. But why must they always play this game?
— Martine Jean (@MelangeMedia) July 30, 2013
Will there be a CBS/TW Cable baby boom in 9 months?
— Jonathan Wald (@jonathanwald) July 30, 2013
I don't feel like any of us really prepared for the CBS shut-down. No go-bag, no stocking up on canned goods. I should've bought milk.
— Jonathan Wald (@jonathanwald) July 30, 2013
