Time Warner plans to spin off Time Warner Cable at long last
By Paul Miller 
posted Apr 30th 2008 9:20AM
posted Apr 30th 2008 9:20AM
Time Warner Cable, which just endeared itself to New Yorkers with a whole mess of HD channels, is finally getting a full break from parent company and all-around media conglomerate Time Warner. This has been speculated about for years, and a portion of TWC was spun off into Bright House Networks in 2003, but the clean break should give both companies a good shot at doing what they both do best: raking in obscene amounts of cash. There's no word on the timeline or method for the spin off just yet, only a promise to finalize an agreement "soon." [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]
Yay! an end to [Disclosure: Engadget is part of the Time Warner family]
Crime Warner Cable sure has NOT endeared themselves to all of Manhattan. As of tomorrow, Brooklyn, SI and Queens will have 50 HD channels, while Manhattan has 25. AND Brooklyn, SI and Queens residents have the option to pay 10% less; Manhattanites must pay the full weight for getting half the service.
As soon as FIOS rolls out, thousands of customers may be switching... I sure as hell will be doing that at the forst opportunity I have.
Check your guide...many new HD channels in Manhattan. Not as many elsewhere, though.