TVIntheDesert 183 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Cable One, a mid-sized operator that has operations in cities like Boise, Idaho (among other places) has dropped CNN, CNN Espanol, and HLN, as well as TruTV, Boomerang, and TCM, in the latest carriage dispute between content provider and distributor. But, before you call this move a "right-wing conspiracy," Cable One happens to be owned by the Washington Post Company (or whatever the company's name will be after the Post's sale is completed). http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/495814-CableOne_Drops_Six_Turner_Networks.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Wow. I don't think that Turner has EVER been in a dispute with an MSO before... I know that CableONE isn't a big player like Time Warner Cable or Comcast/Xfinity, but still, this is a bad sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Ironically, it occurs on the same day that The Washington Post Company completed the sale of the newspaper it is named for. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/washington-post-closes-sale-to-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos/2013/10/01/fca3b16a-2acf-11e3-97a3-ff2758228523_story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Now TBS and TNT have been pulled from CableOne as well. http://www.fiercecable.com/story/turner-orders-cable-one-pull-tbs-tnt-cartoon-after-it-drops-cnn-tcm-boomera/2013-10-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Something's got to change when it comes to relationships between content providers and the "pipelines" that deliver it. One day, Network A gets dropped by a cable provider. Then, when you get fed up and switch to satellite or FIOS/UVerse, the same thing is guaranteed to happen with another network. People say that Government intervention is not the answer, but if not, what is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
channel2 869 Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 "Turner and Time Warner are engaging in 1910-1940 era Paramount Pictures block booking style type of behavioral practices to force CableOne to carry the least unpopular channels so it could carry the more popular channels." Huh, Cieloha said something that made sense for once. Nothing that wasn't obvious, but still. TBS is getting yanked right as the MLB Postseason starts, too. Some of these spats have the most frustrating timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Turner and CableOne have reached an agreement to restore Turner's networks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huezang 0 Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 CNN must revise its policies to over come the problem otherwise......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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