January 1st, 2010
Cablevision Drops Food Network and HGTV
Here’s the statement from Cablevision:
“Unfortunately, Scripps has decided to stop distributing HGTV and Food Network to Cablevision customers upon the expiration of our current agreement at midnight, December 31. We are sorry that Scripps’ current financial difficulties are making it impossible for them to continue our relationship on terms that are reasonable for Cablevision and our customers. We wish Scripps well and have no expectation of carrying their programming again, given the dramatic changes in their approach to working with distributors to reach television viewers.”
Woah. It must have been a bitter negotiation — and such finality!
Just in case you guys didn’t know, Cablevision is generally evil. It single-handedly made New York’s 2012 Olympics bid fail.