Cordillera Communications and Time Warner Cable ended a retransmission consent...
Cordillera Communications and Time Warner Cable ended a retransmission consent dispute. It had blacked out several stations for all of this year in Texas on TWC’s systems (CD Dec 12 p8) and drawn an FCC complaint by the broadcaster that…
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the cable operator didn’t negotiate in good faith. The “long-term agreement” with Cordillera means stations including KRIS-TV Corpus Christi are back on Time Warner Cable’s lineup, a TWC spokeswoman said. The American Television Alliance of pay-TV companies, including Time Warner Cable, that seek changes to retrans rules said that after the three Texas stations were returned to TWC’s subscribers, blackouts may happen with other broadcasters. “We are fast approaching 50 broadcaster blackouts this year. Where is the outrage?” the alliance said. “Until Washington changes the retransmission consent rules, broadcasters will continue to act with impunity and keep viewers in the dark for months at a time.” Cordillera had no comment. Broadcasters contend retrans works.