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Article: LIN TV Announces Retransmission Contract with Time Warner Expires October 2, 2008.
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- September 15, 2008
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Time Warner unresponsive to LIN TV's attempts to negotiate
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- LIN TV Corp. (NYSE: TVL), a local television and digital media company, announced today that its current contract with Time Warner Cable, Inc. ("Time Warner") expires on October 2, 2008. Since July, 2008, LIN TV has attempted to reach a new long-term agreement or an extension agreement with Time Warner for both its stations' analog and high-definition signals, however, Time Warner has not responded to its proposals.
As a result, LIN TV expects Time Warner to discontinue carriage of its television stations when the contract expires on October 2, 2008. This will deprive viewers ...