Cox-Fox cable dispute leaves viewers in the lurch
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When the cable companies hold all the aces, customers in certain markets need satellite dishes to see their favorite programs. The most recent casualties were 400,000 viewers in Texas, Virginia and Cleveland.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2000
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ABC blackout threatened if Disney, Comcast continue dispute
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WPVI (Channel 6), the most popular news station in Philadelphia, may go off the air if Comcast Corp. and the Walt Disney Co. cannot come to an agreement. The issue of how Comcast should compensate Disney for carrying WPVI in Philadelphia and other ABS stations elsewhere is discussed.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2000
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Comcast, Disney extend deadline on cable contract for ABC
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The article discusses how Comcast Corp. and Walt Disney Co. have extended tomorrow's deadline for a contract that would let Comcast deliver Disney's ABC television network to its cable subscribers throughout the U.S.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
Subject: Business, regional
ISSN: 0885-6613
Year: 2000
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