How to win the cable wars

Amy Vernon
Updated
my television my rules sign
my television my rules sign

I've been watching the recent cable wars with a bemused detachment.

The Time Warner threat to leave fans without their Jack Bauer and "American Idol" sent chills down some spines, but the power of the Fox brand was too strong and the cable company caved. It turned out that Time Warner needed Fox more than Fox needed Time Warner.

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