Negotiators said they were far apart Saturday after more than 3 million Cablevision subscribers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania lost Fox channels when the cable operator and News Corp. failed to reach a new contract over fees, The Associated Press reports.
The blackout threatens the broadcast of Sunday football games and the baseball playoffs for Cablevision customers, some of whom are in Philadelphia. Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants, takes place Saturday. Subscribers lost Fox 5 and My9 in New York, Fox29 in Philadelphia and such cable channels as Fox Business Network, NatGeo Wild and Fox Deportes.
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