Disney issue reaches Time Warner Cable - not just Dish issue

[TNGTony]

I just received the following e-mail "spam" from Time Warner through my Road Runner e-mail:

Your Cable Video Dollar

You may have heard that Time Warner Cable and Disney - the corporate owner of ABC, ESPN and the Disney cable channels - are in the middle of contract negotiations and Disney is demanding a huge increase in the fees we pay for their programming. To learn more about these negotiations and how TV works today, please visit RollOverOrGetTough.com.

http://swohio-mail.timewarnercable....ck&s=159255&m=159256&t=677505&b=66932&l=12512http://swohio-mail.timewarnercable....ck&s=159255&m=159256&t=677505&b=66932&l=12512Did you know that nearly 40% of your cable video dollar already goes to programmers like Disney? We have to pay these programmers to bring you the shows you love to watch. If we "roll over" to their demands, it could drive up costs for you. So we have decided to "get tough" and try to hold the line on TV prices.

At Time Warner Cable, we're working to reach a fair agreement that will keep Disney from driving up the cost of cable. But if you're thinking of changing companies - think again. The service provider you switch to - whether it's a phone, cable or satellite company - will eventually face the same demands for fee increases from Disney/ABC/ESPN or another big TV network. Switching isn't the answer. In today's economy, consumers need to stand up and speak out.

For updates, visit RollOverOrGetTough.com. Don't let Disney drive up the price of cable television.

 

[Islandguy43]

I got the same email. It sounds as they are really worried about churn to me. I find it hard to believe that ESPN and their Advertisers are gonna pull the plug on better than 30 million households (2nd largest cable company and 2nd largest dbs company) at the start of their major revenue producing stream of the year, college and pro football.

If they do, I will definitely run over to Directv myself.