The company is offering the antenna for free in its retail locations. It's also giving customers $20 on broadcast antennae sold at Best Buy. August 23, 2013 10:02 AM PDT (Credit: Mari Benitez/CNET) Time Warner Cable is trying to find a way around the CBS blackout. The company on Friday announced that affected Time Warner Cable customers in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, New York City, and elsewhere, can walk into one of its retail locations in those areas and pick up a free over-the-air antenna. With that tuner in hand, customers will be able to access the blacked-out CBS broadcast stations. (CBS is the parent company of CNET.) CBS and Time Warner Cable have been in a bitter battle over broadcast rights. The companies have so far not come to an agreement, leading to a black out CBS programming in select markets. Given Time Warner Cable's free over-the-air antenna offer, it appears the companies aren't any closer to coming to an agreement. Related stories Larry Ellison: Steve Jobs was 'our Edison' CBS, Time Warner Cable spar over online rights Piracy spikes as Time Warner Cable's CBS blackout continues CBS head calls Time Warner digital rights offer 'egregious' Time Warner Cable gives CBS two options to end blackout The over-the-air antenna will allow customers in certain areas to access CBS programming from their televisions. In order to do so, however, they'll need a television that comes with a digital tuner, or a converter box that allows for access to over-the-air programming. Local major networks, like CBS, broadcast their programming over the air, allowing for tuners to pick up those streams without requiring a cable or satellite subscription. According to Time Warner Cable, it has just a limited quantity of antennae available. To fulfill demand for antennae, Time Warner Cable is also offering affected customers in the aforementioned cities a $20 credit towards the purchase of over-the-air antennae. That credit is only available at Best Buy.
The company is offering the antenna for free in its retail locations. It's also giving customers $20 on broadcast antennae sold at Best Buy.
Time Warner Cable is trying to find a way around the CBS blackout.
The company on Friday announced that affected Time Warner Cable customers in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Los Angeles, New York City, and elsewhere, can walk into one of its retail locations in those areas and pick up a free over-the-air antenna. With that tuner in hand, customers will be able to access the blacked-out CBS broadcast stations. (CBS is the parent company of CNET.)
CBS and Time Warner Cable have been in a bitter battle over broadcast rights. The companies have so far not come to an agreement, leading to a black out CBS programming in select markets. Given Time Warner Cable's free over-the-air antenna offer, it appears the companies aren't any closer to coming to an agreement.
Related stories
- Larry Ellison: Steve Jobs was 'our Edison'
- CBS, Time Warner Cable spar over online rights
- Piracy spikes as Time Warner Cable's CBS blackout continues
- CBS head calls Time Warner digital rights offer 'egregious'
- Time Warner Cable gives CBS two options to end blackout
The over-the-air antenna will allow customers in certain areas to access CBS programming from their televisions. In order to do so, however, they'll need a television that comes with a digital tuner, or a converter box that allows for access to over-the-air programming. Local major networks, like CBS, broadcast their programming over the air, allowing for tuners to pick up those streams without requiring a cable or satellite subscription.
According to Time Warner Cable, it has just a limited quantity of antennae available. To fulfill demand for antennae, Time Warner Cable is also offering affected customers in the aforementioned cities a $20 credit towards the purchase of over-the-air antennae. That credit is only available at Best Buy.
