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Fuse Carriage Is Part Of TWC Agreement With MSG

Music Service Was Dropped Ahead Of Sports Networks' Blackout On Time Warner

by Kent Gibbons -- Multichannel News, 2/17/2012 7:15:30 PM

Fuse carriage will be restored on Time Warner Cable as part of the tentative agreement that also put the sports channels MSG and MSG+ back on the cable operator's lineups, the companies said.

Billy on the StreetIn a statement released after 6 p.m. and essentially confirming earlier reports, MSG Media said it was "pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with Time Warner Cable for carriage of our networks -- MSG, MSG+ and Fuse, effective immediately, including tonight's 8 p.m. match-up between the New York Knicks and the New Orleans Hornets, as well as the Devils and Sabres games. We would like to thank Governor Andrew Cuomo for his leadership in helping us resolve this matter. We would also like to thank Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and NBA Commissioner David Stern, whose assistance helped allow the parties to reach an agreement. We are committed to providing our fans with award-winning programming that continues to warrant their loyalty and allegiance, and we thank them for their patience."

Time Warner Cable confirmed Fuse carriage is part of the deal. A spokesman said it might not be back on the system over the weekend but would be back by Monday.

The No. 2 U.S. cable operator had dropped Fuse, a national music service, last Dec. 16 as part of a larger fee dispute concerning MSG and MSG+.

The sports channels went dark on Time Warner on Dec. 31.

Time Warner Cable carriage is important to Fuse, representing 7.4 million homes out of 36 million in all, and HD carriage in key markets including New York City. Fuse is very lightly viewed (something Time Warner Cable pointed out after dropping it) and a year ago lost carriage on Dish Network.

The music service is a favorite of MSG executive chairman James Dolan and has lately been adding some original series and concerts in an effort to add viewers.

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