NECN woos Cox for deal in Rhode Island.(Carriage)(New England Cable News)(Cox Communications Inc)(Brief Article)
Multichannel News, May, 2004 by Hearn, Ted
WASHINGTON -- New England has six states, but New England Cable News is seen in just five. Cox Communications Inc. declines to carry NECN in Rhode Island, where it serves more than 330,000 subscribers, or 95% of cable customers. NECN can't put any heat on Cox by turning to DirecTV Inc.
or EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network, the two main direct-broadcast satellite providers, because the network's owners limit distribution to terrestrial cable companies. Here last Tuesday to address the local cable club, NECN president Phil Balboni said he planned to meet with Cox later in the week in an effort to reach an agreement. "We hope to find the right formula for them," he said. Balboni said Cox thinks NECN's license fee is too high. In the...
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