Everest, K.C. op scrap over hoops. (Policy).(Everest Connections Corp. seeks access to University of Missouri men's basketball games)
Multichannel News, February, 2003 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- A program-access dispute has flared in Kansas City, Mo., where over-builder Everest Connections Corp. says the dominant cable operators are blocking access to University of Missouri men's basketball games. Everest, with 20,000 subscribers, is small in comparison to the cable giants it has decided to challenge, Time Warner Entertainment L.P and Comcast Corp.
And since Kansas City teems with college-hoops fanatics, Everest said, access to the Mizzou games drives growth and stands out as must-have programming in today's competitive pay TV world. "We estimate that there are 1 to 2 percent of [potential] subscribers that won't come with us because they are die-hard Missouri basketball fans and they want to see those games," said Everest...
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