The marketing arms of the satellite industry should jump on this!
Market Area: Central Florida
Source: Lakeland Ledger
Now, if a dispute between Time Warner Cable and Fox hasn't been resolved by midnight tonight, Bright House customers might not be able to see the beloved quarterback throw his last collegiate spiral.
Joe Durkin, a spokesman with Bright House Networks, said Wednesday the company may offer converter boxes to customers if an agreement isn't reached before the deadline.
"If it does not get resolved, we will look at a number of options," Durkin said.
"But we anticipate an agreement will be reached."
The dispute between the two companies over programming fees has gone nationwide.
A Web site called "Roll Over or Get Tough," launched by Time Warner in November, has drawn more than 800,000 visitors.
"Cable prices are already too high for the programs that we get. Leave the prices alone," one user wrote on the site.
Fox has launched its own site, called "Keep Fox On."
"No BCS college games/Tebow's last, no 24 ... this is just wrong," wrote a user. "We will cancel our current service and change to DirecTV."
Durkin said more than a million viewers use Bright House in seven counties, including Polk, in the Tampa Bay area.
Parts of Polk County are served by Comcast and are not affected by the current dispute, and viewers using antennas or satellite dishes would also be unaffected.
Durkin said there have been a "steady number of calls" from Bright House customers worried about losing Fox.
"The agreement will be reached - if not before (today) then after," Durkin wrote in an e-mail.
"Only question is if Fox will deny viewers their favorite shows and historic bowl games in an effort to exert pressure by putting customers in the middle."
Bright House customers in the Tampa area could be without WTVT Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports, Fox Sports en Español, Fuel TV, Speed, FOX Soccer Channel and FX.
Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, National Geographic Channel and the Big Ten Network won't be affected.
Scott Grogin, a spokesman with Fox, said negotiations are continuing.
"We will continue to actively negotiate with Time Warner Cable in hopes of reaching a fair agreement," Grogin said.
Market Area: Central Florida
Source: Lakeland Ledger
Now, if a dispute between Time Warner Cable and Fox hasn't been resolved by midnight tonight, Bright House customers might not be able to see the beloved quarterback throw his last collegiate spiral.
Joe Durkin, a spokesman with Bright House Networks, said Wednesday the company may offer converter boxes to customers if an agreement isn't reached before the deadline.
"If it does not get resolved, we will look at a number of options," Durkin said.
"But we anticipate an agreement will be reached."
The dispute between the two companies over programming fees has gone nationwide.
A Web site called "Roll Over or Get Tough," launched by Time Warner in November, has drawn more than 800,000 visitors.
"Cable prices are already too high for the programs that we get. Leave the prices alone," one user wrote on the site.
Fox has launched its own site, called "Keep Fox On."
"No BCS college games/Tebow's last, no 24 ... this is just wrong," wrote a user. "We will cancel our current service and change to DirecTV."
Durkin said more than a million viewers use Bright House in seven counties, including Polk, in the Tampa Bay area.
Parts of Polk County are served by Comcast and are not affected by the current dispute, and viewers using antennas or satellite dishes would also be unaffected.
Durkin said there have been a "steady number of calls" from Bright House customers worried about losing Fox.
"The agreement will be reached - if not before (today) then after," Durkin wrote in an e-mail.
"Only question is if Fox will deny viewers their favorite shows and historic bowl games in an effort to exert pressure by putting customers in the middle."
Bright House customers in the Tampa area could be without WTVT Fox 13 Tampa Bay, Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports, Fox Sports en Español, Fuel TV, Speed, FOX Soccer Channel and FX.
Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, National Geographic Channel and the Big Ten Network won't be affected.
Scott Grogin, a spokesman with Fox, said negotiations are continuing.
"We will continue to actively negotiate with Time Warner Cable in hopes of reaching a fair agreement," Grogin said.
