Just announced by CBS and Time Warner Cable, a new carriage agreement that ends a month-long stalemate between the two companies. Viewers in New York, Dallas and Los Angeles lost their local CBS affiliates as they’re all owned by the Tiffany Network. In addition, all Time Warner Cable subscribers get Showtime as well as Smithsonian Channel.
The agreement comes just in time for the NFL season which gets underway on CBS next Sunday. In addition, it saves next weekend’s US Open action.
The CBS networks return across the country on Time Warner Cable systems as of 6 p.m. ET tonight.
Here’s the statement from CBS.
CBS CORPORATION AND TIME WARNER CABLE REACH CONTENT CARRIAGE AGREEMENTDeal Includes Retransmission Consent for CBS Owned Stations and Carriage of Showtime, CBS Sports Network and Smithsonian Channel
Programming to Resume by 6 PM, ET TodayNEW YORK- September 2, 2013 – CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS.A and CBS) and Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks have reached an agreement for carriage of CBS owned stations on Time Warner Cable systems across the country, as well as Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network and Smithsonian Channel, it was announced today by representatives for the companies. Programming on all networks will resume at 6:00 PM, ET today. Though specific terms of the deal are not being disclosed, the agreement includes retransmission consent, as well as Showtime Anytime and VOD, for CBS stations on Time Warner Cable systems in New York (WCBS and WLYW), Los Angeles (KCBS and KCAL) and Dallas (KTVT and KTXA.)
That is all.
