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January 4, 2013

Time Warner Cable Criticized for Dropping Current TV After Purchase by Al Jazeera 
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The New York Times is criticizing a decision by Time Warner Cable to
stop carrying Current TV after the channel was purchased by Al Jazeera.
In an editorial, the paper called the move "unfortunate," saying it
could "block access to an important news source." Time Warner dropped
Current TV within hours of its purchase by Al Jazeera, saying in a
statement: "We are removing the service as quickly as possible." But the
distributor appeared to change course Thursday following a wave of
criticism, saying it would keep an "open mind" about possibly carrying
Al Jazeera in the future. The New York Times reports Vice President Al
Gore, who owned 20 percent of Current TV, made $100 million off the
company's $500 million sale.

 

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