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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Lakers Deal with Time Warner to Cost All TV Viewers

    There's a new twist on the Lakers' 20-year deal with Time-Warner Cable, which controls about 40% of the pay-TV homes in the LA market. Not only will it make watching basketball more expensive for fans, it will drive up the cost of cable subscriptions for everyone else.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There's a new twist on the Lakers' 20-year deal with Time-Warner Cable, which controls about 40% of the pay-TV homes in the LA market. Not only will it make watching basketball more expensive for fans, it will drive up the cost of cable subscriptions for everyone else. That's according to Will Richmond, an online industry analyst with VideoNuze.

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    1. 0:00Lakers Deal with Time Warner to Cost All TV ViewersYou’re reading this
    2. 9:10LA to Vote on Measure L: Who Hates Libraries?
    3. 20:25The Race to Replace Councilman Greig Smith
    4. 25:38Al Qaeda and the Challenge of People Power
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Will Richmond

      Online Industry Analyst, VideoNuze

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Measure L: Who Hates Libraries?
    1. 0:00Lakers Deal with Time Warner to Cost All TV ViewersYou’re reading this
    2. 9:10LA to Vote on Measure L: Who Hates Libraries?
    3. 20:25The Race to Replace Councilman Greig Smith
    4. 25:38Al Qaeda and the Challenge of People Power
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