So News Corp has removed Fox 5

[Yami Daimao]

..because they wanted over 150 million from Cablevision.

[Death by Pickles!]

I'm really happy that the ALCS fell to TBS this year. That is all.
(Would News Corp. still have done it otherwise? I think "yes", but I'm not sure.)

[Lazy peon]

It wasn't as good as Fox 4 anyway.

[Vice honcho room temperature]

Also mynetwork too but since SD is not on its really no loss.

Also its over the air TV so its easy to get a replacement.

[Cyno]

Well this sucks for the... one show I watch on Fox. Assuming it isn't back by Tuesday I guess I'll just download the new Glee then.

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Oct 15, 2010 23:59:54 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Well this sucks for the... one show I watch on Fox. Assuming it isn't back by Tuesday I guess I'll just download the new Glee then.

It's on hulu for free the morning after.

[rocket]

This is like the third time this year Cablevision has allowed this to happen. First with HGTV/Food Network then with channel 7.

I cannot view Cablevision as the good guys either, given how they have a monopoly on Long Island media and how well they manage the Rangers/Knicks.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Its more Fox then Cablevison. Dish is still in the battle that has lasted so far this month.

[Cyno]

Oh wait. I just realized that the Giants play on Fox.

Shit! Granted, they're playing the Lions this week, but this sucks! f***ing NewsCorp.

[Jay Peas 42]

It's not so much Fox's demands that annoy me. I mean, Cablevision makes money by airing Fox Programing, so it's just a question of how much of that money should go to Fox. It's not so much the black out that annoys me, it's just... Why wasn't this stuff settled six months ago? I mean, it's a long term contract. It should have been settled months ago.

[Desi]

I really wonder what's going to happen if this isn't settled by the time the World Series rolls in......

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Oct 16, 2010 12:35:59 GMT -5 Desi said:

I really wonder what's going to happen if this isn't settled by the time the World Series rolls in......

I was looking this up myself as I just saw a commercial run that said the KC Fox affiliate would be yanked for DISH subscribers on November 1st (in fact, just as I was wrapping this post up, I noticed a banner ad that says the exact same thing). Fox's website said we'd be missing some shows, and then it listed some off. And right there in it's own section was "World Series Games 5-7 (if necessary)".

I hope the lockout isn't WAY too long, or else the Super Bowl will be blocked...then again, we could probably drop in at one of the grandparents or a friends house and make a party out of it.

[ToyfareMark]

I'm pretty sure the Giants have to be shown if the game is sold out. I don't think FOX wants to get on the bad side of the NFL, so I'm thinking one way or another that game will be showed in the NYC area.

[horsemen4ever]

This won't last long. Too much money to be lost. This will be settled by first pitch tonight. Or at the very least kickoff tommorow afternoon.

Newsday it reporting they are negotiating right now.

[rocket]

Oct 16, 2010 7:50:49 GMT -5 Drillbit Taylor said:

Its more Fox then Cablevison. Dish is still in the battle that has lasted so far this month.

Fox pulled it's regional sports networks from Dish at the beginning of the month, as well as FX. And in fact, Cablevision pulled MSG/MSG Plus from Dish at the same time:

www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-01/dish-network-stops-carrying-fox-regional-sports-msg-in-contract-dispute.html

Replace Dish with Cablevision and Cablevision with Fox and you get the point.

That said, these disputes no matter who's involved won't end anytime soon, will they