Time Warner Cable and Sinclair agree to extend talks; KBSI to remain on in Shawneetown & Junction for now
I told you on Tuesday that, unless a deal was worked out between KBSI-Fox 23 owner Sinclair Broadcast Group and Time Warner Cable before today, the Fox affiliate would be yanked from TWC's cable subscribers in Shawneetown and Junction after midnight tonight. Now, however, KBSI -- and all of Sinclair's other stations on TWC systems nationwide -- will remain on through January 14, as the companies agreed to keep the stations as-is while negotiations continue. The extension seems to indicate that there may be new hope for a resolution to the lengthy retransmission consent battle between the two companies. I'll keep you posted on further developments.