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I've been reading Stephanie Miller's social media feed, and a lot of people are fuming over Time Warner's abrupt slice and dice.
earthside
(6,960 posts)It's not like they don't own and/or broadcast into other countries.
Or is this just another case of the corporate double standard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assets_owned_by_Time_Warner
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)It's just kind of shocking that they dropped it so suddenly. I thought the transition wasn't going to take place for a couple of months, yet.
onenote
(42,747 posts)They dropped Ovation, an arts network, at the end of the year. It has been widely expected that Current would get the axe as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Other networks also probably will get cut in over the course of the coming year.
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)onenote
(42,747 posts)As I said, its been widely known that Time Warner Cable had targeted Current, among other networks, to be dropped. Ovation went first. Current went now because under the terms of Current's contract with Time Warner Cable the sale of the network to anyone gave Time Warner Cable the right to drop the network. They could've sold it to just about anyone and unless there was some reason to think that the financial benefit to Time Warner Cable of keeping the network on its systems outweighed what it might get from some other use of the system's capacity, it was gone. http://www.tvpredictions.com/twc121912.htm
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)I really haven't heard anything bad about their news coverage. It would be great of they would keep a couple of the Current shows, like Stephanie Miller and TYT, even if they are tape delayed.
Well, at least I have Stephanie's podcast to listen to.
onenote
(42,747 posts)company than Time Warner Cable. Time Warner Cable was spun off as a separate and independent company three years ago.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I couldn't find Current to begin with.
Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)nt
Siwsan
(26,289 posts)So MUCH knowledge.