CNN Reliable Sources January 19, 2014 16:20:00
Distributors. they can't keep rising forever. do you think directv was trying to send a message to other channels by taking weather channel off the air? >> well, if you look at what the weather channel represents in terms of the monthly cable bill, it's a pretty small amount of money. the fact that they were willing to play such extreme hardball with them suggests that they're really taking it as an opportunity to send a message to future negotiating partners. we saw earlier this year -- yeah, go ahead. >> well for a channel like cnn or al jazeera, which provides somewhat commodityized news. >...