A New Reason To Hate Time Warner

“We recognize how important these games are to Big Ten fans and are pleased we were able to reach an arrangement with Big Ten Network that makes sense for all of our customers.” - WOW president and CEO Colleen Abdoulah

I didn't get The Columbus Dispatch this morning, decide to read a book on public transportation instead, but if I had I would have been mad all day.

An article on the paper's website says that Wide Open West (WOW) reached an agreement with the Big Ten Network this morning. That's two cable providers in Central Ohio that now have the channel. The cable provider that I have, Time Warner, does not. You might wonder why I don't switch. Well for one I shouldn't have to and two my apartment complex has a contract with Time Warner. But congrats to all the Insight and WOW customers. Let me know if you have any extra room during basketball season. On the Ohio State Men's Basketball schedule, I counted 12 games being televised on BTN, 1 TBA, and 4 more possible games televised on BTN. And what is going to happen with the Big Ten Tournament?

I'm hoping that Time Warner will wake-up before they lose customers. Unlike me, most customers probably have a choice. I'm sure that picking between their cable provider or their favorite college team won't be hard to make.