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Cablevision & Fox Put Differences Aside, Work Together To Screw Customers
Just in time for Game 3 of a World Series that very few people in its viewing audience care seriously about, Cablevision and Fox have ended their two-week standoff. Which means Cablevision customers will have Fox stations back on the air — and they'll be paying more for them! More »

Cablevision Gives Customers Free World Series Streams
Good news for aging New York Giants loyalists and Yankee fans who want to do a pre-purchase check-in on Cliff Lee: This evening, Cablevision emailed customers — who have lost all Fox programming, including the World Series, due to the ongoing battle between the two companies — and said they would reimburse them for Major League Baseball's $9.95 Postseason.tv service. More »

Fox Says No To Cablevision Offer
First it seemed there was no chance Cablevision and Fox would settle their differences today. And then Cablevision said it was okay to pay Fox a butt load of cash... but only for one year. And now, we learn Fox has rebuffed this last-minute attempt to end the stand-off in time for Game 1 of the World Series. More »

Ticketmaster Won't Refund Shipping Charge For Unshipped World Series Tickets
As mentioned earlier, the World Series starts tonight. Consumerist reader Louis is doubly ticked-off because A) his Yankees aren't playing and B) Ticketmaster is still holding onto some of the money he paid for tickets to a game he'll never see. More »

Cablevision Offers 1-Year Deal To Fox To End Stand-Off
We may have spoken too soon when we wrote that no resolution appeared to be on the horizon in the Fox/Cablevision water balloon war over carriage fees. More »

No Resolution In Cablevision/Fox Fracas With Only Hours To Go To World Series Start
The World Series begins tonight on Fox, but it looks like 3 million Cablevision subscribers will have to resort to finding an antenna or watching elsewhere as the thumb-wrestling match between the cable provider and NewsCorp drags on without resolution. More »

Yep, Trying To Trade Sex For World Series Tickets Is Illegal

—>We know you really want to go see the Phillies/Yankees World Series, but you'll have to find some way to pay for it that doesn't include sex acts. One Philly fan found out that hard way when an undercover cop answered her Craigslist ad.  More »

Free Tacos Today At Taco Bell

—>That "Steal A Base, Steal A Taco" promotion is today, October 28th, from 2pm to 6pm. Get a free beef crunchy taco thanks to Jason Bartlett of the Tampa Bay Rays.  More »

Taco Bell: Dude Steals Base In World Series, So Enjoy Your Free Taco

—>A base was stolen last night in Game 1 of the World Series (yes, it seems that they do still bother to televise baseball after the Red Sox are eliminated,) meaning that everyone in America is eligible to receive a free taco. You have the Tampa Bay Rays and shortstop Jason Bartlett to thank this year. Be sure to send him a note.  More »