a lot of money on the line. absolutely. but you know to the average viewer this is like the iran-iraq war. two corporate giants accusing each other of greed. there s nobody to root for. reminds me of the battles between the white house and the capitol hill folks over the budget which they threatened to shut the government done in the end there will be a last-minute sentiment because both sides need each other. shepard: one of the carrot or sticks for time warner is, here in new york, cbs is on channel 2. that s great real estate. you don t want to lose it. and time warner cable is threatening to kick cbs out of that prime position if it doesn t capitulate. what is happening is cbsing asks for a lot more money in subscriber fees, more than doubling what it gets now. that s an an important source of revenue. and what has made this nasty and more than just an industry
battle that nobody else on the outside would know much about, are the advertising campaigns in which both sites are accusing each of for example, time warner cable saying cbs is giving new york a black eye, a play on the cbs logo, and cbs saying time warner wants to evict big brother from your house, a reference to the big-time reality show. shepard: show times involved here, too, right? as part of the cbs empire, yes. so if this were to become a protracted fight, people in new york, l.a., dallas, a couple other maths, would lose access to those entertainment programs and cbs sports and based on the experience here, thick, even if it goes into overtime a day or two they ll dom a settlement. shepard: these fees are relatively new. here on cable we get two dollars out of three maybe in all revenue. for the broadcast television, it s kind of new. it is new, and cbs is getting less than one dollar per subscriber, and, yet, cbs and
negotiators will not get into the larger issues, not at least tonight. the officials say the plan is to lay the frownwork for future talks. a reminder this weekend of the tensions and what is at stake. block. shepard: israeli soldiers fought off palestinian stone-throwers in the west bank. local media reports that the fighting left a couple of people hurt. just over an hour from now one of the big three television networks could good dark on a major cable carrier. millions of customers of time warner in new york, los angeles, dallas, chicago, will lose the cbs programming this afternoon. the two companies are in standoff over what else but movement cbs wants tomorrow warner to pay for carrying its television station. if there is a blackout viewers will miss out on shows like 60 minutes and big brother.
it s warmer there for a longer period of time. but the whole country can be warm at different times. right? and so these amoeba can flourish almost anywhere in the united states. they have been seen in the northern tier states, too. nice to see you, thank you. and hold your nose. shepard: hold my nose when guy to the stadium. rebels are taking you down. millions of americans may have to miss some of their favorite television shows because another one of this cage disputes-this time between cbs and time warner cable. this thing has potential get ugly. what are the sticking points and why can t you just get your television?