Dodger Fans Shut Out as Providers Balk at Time Warner Cable Fee
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Los Angeles Dodgers fans who enjoyed watching a rejuvenated team on TV last season may find themselves shut out when the squad retakes the field tomorrow -- unless they subscribe to Time Warner Cable.
The cable company, going live today with a new Dodgers network, hasn’t convinced DirecTV, AT&T Inc. or other pay-TV operators to carry the channel, potentially missing almost two-thirds of the second-largest U.S. TV market. At $4-plus a month, SportsNet LA would be the town’s most costly regional channel, packaged on a basic tier that all subscribers must take.