The phrasing from both sides is PR spin, attempting to cast the other as the "bad guys" when this is simply a business negotiation. However, it will be very interesting (and likely significant to the industry) to see where this ends up.
News Corp's Fox television unit said on Friday that testy carriage negotiations with Time Warner Cable Inc could leave viewers unable to see Fox programming, including "American Idol" and NFL football.
Fox said it has for the past nine months attempted to "negotiate in good faith" with Time Warner Cable, the No. 2 U.S. cable operator, which serves some 14 million customers, and said those talks are ongoing.
But there is a "very likely possibility that Time Warner Cable may choose to no longer carry Fox Broadcasting, Fox Cable and Fox regional sports programming," Fox said.
via THR.com.
