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Time Warner could lose ‘Simpsons,’ ‘American Idol,’ more Fox shows

December 18th, 2009, 11:52 am by

Updated, 2:30 p.m. Consumer group says what this fight is all about: Money, not consumers. See below.

twcfox364News Corp. began its advertising blitz against Time Warner Cable today by appealing to viewers who are fans of “NFL on Fox,” “24,” “American Idol” and “The Simpsons.” The word-heavy commercial says:

“Time Warner Cable is using programming costs as an excuse to raise your bill while they continue to rake in billions in profits and even though they’ve just announced a 20% rate increase in some cities, they’re telling you they may have to increase your bill again to continue to offer the NFL on Fox, 24, American Idol, The Simpsons, Glee and more. Tell Time Warner Cable to stop making exucuses and continue to give you the programs you want at a price that is fair.”

The commercial then offers a phone to call in — 866-KEEP-FOX — and a Web site: Keepfoxon.com.

Time Warner, which has 14 million subscribers, says the opposite. A spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal, which is also owned by News Corp., “Negotiations are ongoing, but Fox’s current demands are unreasonable, especially in this economic climate,” said Maureen Huff, a Time Warner Cable spokeswoman.

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But wait. What’s really happening here?

For nine months, News Corp. and Time Warner have been negotiating over the price Time Warner must pay per subscriber in order to offer Fox and other channels to viewers.

If a deal isn’t reached by midnight Dec. 31, Time Warner subscribers in New York, Los Angeles, Austin, Dallas, Detroit, Orlando and Tampa could lose Fox TV and other News Corp.’s channels, which include FX, SPEED, FUEL TV, Fox Movie Channel, Fox Reality Channel, Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports en Español. Read the rest of this entry »

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Woohoo! Win a Simpson’s Xbox 360

July 13th, 2007, 12:34 pm by 




Woohoo! Simpsons Xbox 360

Pictures of a Simpsons-yellow Xbox 360 began leaking out last spring and details were later revealed that only 100 were made to promote the upcoming movie and no, you can’t buy one.

Gadgetress as a Simpsons avatarBut you can win one. One chance ends tomorrow. The official Xbox site is giving one away (along with a trip for two to the Los Angeles premiere on July 27). To enter, send an e-mail to xlmail@microsoft.com with the subject line “Simpsons Movie Premiere”

Five more boxes will go to winners of Xbox.com’s Cloning Clyde sweepstakes. This is more involved. You’ll need to Register your gamertag before July 17, and then play a multiplayer game of Cloning Clyde to enter. You’ll receive one sweepstakes entry for each day you play. Winners will be notified on July 29. Official rules HERE.

jetbluehomer.jpgAnother chance ends July 31 through JetBlue, the “Official airline of Springfield.” The Xbox isn’t even the grand prize or first prize. It’s the second prize. Deadline to enter JetBlue’s contest is midnight July 31. Random drawing set for August 3.

At MySpace, if you Simpsonize your profile, you could win the mega-grand prize, which includes the Xbox and so much more. (Don’t forget to create your own avatar. Like mine, on left?). I couldn’t find details on when this contest ends though.

And, of course, there is 7-Eleven, which teamed up with the cartoon to turn a dozen stores into Kwik-E-marts. My editor took his kids to one in Los Angeles and said there was a line to get in. Apparently, according to AdWeek, from July 16 to 23, 7-Eleven is inserting ‘Scratch N’ Win’ games in The New York Post.


				


				
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