Dodgers Blue Heaven · May 5, 2015
DirecTV Stuck a Knife into Time Warner Today
This afternoon DirecTV CEO Mike White tossed some kindling into a fire that has the makings of a war of words with Time Warner, and I can't help but sit here to laugh and cry about it. With no end in sight to the Dodgers/SportsNetLA programming issues fans can only have mixed feelings whenever news surfaces.
Earlier today I came across various tweets by SportsBusiness Journal reporter Eric Fisher (thanks to retweets from DodgerBeat) regarding DirecTV's 2015 first quarter earnings conference call this afternoon. Fisher referenced several quotes from the CEO, and they were less than kind to Time Warner. Below is one of the tweets: