TWC puts ball in MSG's court

Since the heated fight over NY sports teams careens toward a 12 ,. 31 deadline, Time Warner Cable late Sunday fired back at Monosodium glutamate, promising not to yank its channels in the air using the NHL and Basketball seasons. "That ball in MSG's court," mentioned Mike Angus, TWC's senior V . p . for content purchases. In the statement, he mentioned the cabler is sticking towards the original offer to continue moving channels Monosodium glutamate/Monosodium glutamate+ using the finish in the 2011-2012 Basketball and NHL seasons for just about any 6.5% increase in costs. Monosodium glutamate, he reiterated, wants a 53% hike plus carriage of music funnel Fuse "for approximately vast amounts.In . He's responding with a statement Friday by Michael Blair, the best choice of Monosodium glutamate Media, who mentioned, "Sadly, Time Warner Cable is not considering reaching an acceptable agreement, and, really, is not considering carrying out productive discussions regarding its clients." Blair advised TWC subs to alter companies "before Time Warner Cable pulls MSG's systems off its systems." Monosodium glutamate has mentioned the purchase with the Knicks of Anthony May, a rise in Knicks ratings and Time Warner Cable's deal with the Opponents inked early this year had changed the sports rights landscape. Contact the number newsroom at news@variety.com