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Time Warner Cable May Dump Fox O&Os

It's a retrans stalemate. Time Warner Cable will end up dropping News Corp.'s TV stations and cable networks on New Year' Eve, Pali Research analyst Rich Greenfield predicted Friday. He doesn't believe either side will budge, since both looking to set a precedent with their new deal.

News Corp. is seeking a $1 per-month, per-subscriber license fee for its owned-and-operated TV stations. Time Warner is looking to create a high-profile, public example -- as News Corp.'s Fox stations, such as WNYW in New York, would lose cable carriage -- that underscores the problems of retransmission consent to lawmakers in Washington.

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