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
https://twitter.com/FRC1334/status/362067012194803713
Awesome. Not. @TWC_SoCal @TWC_Help @CBS #CBSCaresMyAss pic.twitter.com/MzgaQE0AlI
— There are some who call me… Tim ☄️ (@smewhocallmetim) 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
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