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...ultimate victor, if there is one, in the battle between Time Warner and Disney/ABC over cable access is yet to be declared. For the moment, though, the winner appears to be ABC, which, after being excluded from Time Warner's cable operations for more than 36 hours, was reinstated on Tuesday afternoon. Time Warner, under pressure from a Federal Communications Commission demanding fast answers and from angry viewers demanding the return of Regis Philbin et al., put ABC back on its TV-top boxes and agreed to keep negotiating at least until a July deadline. ABC gets to keep access...
Such Lazarus acts, while rare, have become less so lately, with six networks looking for content. CBS picked up its hit JAG from NBC, and the WB just spirited off ABC's teen-witch com, Sabrina. (ABC's psych-ward drama, Wonderland, and on-hiatus Sports Night may also shop themselves around.) But Apatow admits the re-Freaking of TV is a long shot. "If anyone needs to fill an hour with NBC's lowest-rated show," he cracks, "they...
LEONARDO DICAPRIO ABC airs Earth Day chat with Prez. Now if only Gangs of New York doesn't Beach...
...risk, but also raising questions about the shape of a totally web-based news and information future. After time ran out on their most recent usage agreement, Time Warner Cable and Disney arrived at an impasse Monday; Time Warner then called Disney's bluff, pulling the Mouse's ABC network from its programming roster. Time Warner Cable customers hoping to tune into "Good Morning America" were met with a blue screen and a scrolling message from Time Warner: "Disney has taken ABC Away From...
...that simple, of course. Time Warner Cable - which has wide control over cable outlets in several major markets across the country, including the viewer-rich New York City area - and Disney, which owns ABC and several other networks, such as ESPN, have been involved in a spitting contest for the last four months, ever since their latest long-term contract expired. According to reports, Disney, whose confidence has been boosted by the spectacular success of shows like "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," wants Time Warner to agree to carry several Disney networks, including the heretofore premium Disney Channel...