We should dub this the Grisanti job protection Bill…. This will be a the beginning of a series of Bills sponsored and promoted by Grisanti as he gears up for his re-election.
BUFFALO, N.Y. – New York State Senator Mark Grisanti hopes a change in state law can bring about quicker resolutions to the disputes between cable companies and the stations they offer, the likes of which have resulted in the current absence of Buffalo Sabres games on Time Warner cable.
Many Sabres games are produced and broadcast by MSG, and until recently, had been featured on Time Warner Cable.
The Sabres games (as well as other MSG programming such as New York Knicks games) disappeared from the televisions of Time Warner Subscribers after a carriage agreement between the two companies expired on January 1st.
The two sides have accused each other of making unreasonable demands for the continuation of the agreement and talks have broken off, leaving customers in a lurch.
via New Law Could Force MSG & Time Warner to Make a Deal | wgrz.com.