Kerry Offers To Broker Cable-NFL Deal -- No Takers

KERRY OFFERS TO BROKER CABLE-NFL DEAL
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) wants to meet next week in person with officials from the National Football League, Comcast and Time Warner Cable to broker a deal designed to ensure that millions of fans get to witness on cable TV whether the New England Patriots can complete their regular season undefeated. The NFL claims the Comcast and Time Warner, by refusing to carry the NFL Network on a widely viewed programming tier, are denying consumers access to some of the most popular programming on TV. The cable companies, on the other hand, insist the NFL is demanding too much money and that only die-hard NFL loyalists should bear the cost, not everyone with a cable subscription.
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* NFL to Kerry: Not Interested in One-Game Fix
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