Just weeks after News Corp. and Cablevision agreed to terms after a bitter negotiation over program retrans fees that cut the cable company's subscribers off from the NFL, the World Series and other
Fox network fare, News Corp. COO Chase Carey set the stage for significantly higher payments from cable operators in the future.
While Cablevision accused the company of charging an
"unfair price," even after agreeing to terms, Carey indicated in his remarks that News Corp. has so far intentionally pursued shorter-term deals with cable companies-compared to the 10-year agreement
struck by CBS and Comcast-with an eye toward ramping up rates fairly quickly.
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