Analysts Raise Questions About Cablevision's Paying for Users' Online Access to World Series

10:58 AM PDT 10/28/2010 by Georg Szalai

RBC's David Bank says it illustrates the value of broadcast network content

NEW YORK - Wall Street analysts overnight started discussing Cablevision's decision to pick up the tab of $10 for subscribers who want to see the World Series via MLB.com given the cable operator couldn't reach a new retransmission agreement with News Corp./Fox in time. And some expressed surprise or pointed out certain inconsistencies.