The Oscar’s losers: Cablevision subscribers
You’ll be hearing a lot about the winners of last night’s glamorous Oscars, but you may not hear about its millions of losers. A dispute between Cablevision and ABC left more than three million New York area cable subscribers unable to see last night’s awards ceremony.
New York Times finance reporter Louise Story has the details.
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