NOLA.com wrote:New Orleans City Council President Arnie Fielkow will conduct a meeting this morning in an effort to resolve the dispute between Cox Communications and Charter Communications regarding Hornets telecasts in St. Tammany Parish.
Representatives from Cox, Charter, the Hornets and St. Tammany Parish officials will gather before the council's Special Development and Economic Development Committee and Cable Telecommunication Committee meeting at 9:30 a.m. in the council chambers. At 10:30 a.m., the panel is scheduled to testify before the council.
Before this season, Cox failed to reach an agreement with Charter to have its all-sports channel, Cox Sports Television, available to subscribers in St. Tammany Parish.
"Prior to Katrina, the Hornets generated over $100 million per year in New Orleans -- important dollars for our city," Fielkow said. "Cox Communications is also a franchise of New Orleans, and we derive significant sales-tax dollars from their operations.
"The panel will hear from all parties and will hopefully help the negotiations gather momentum toward achieving an equitable solution for all."
St. Tammany Parish Council Chairman Barry Bagert and council members Marty Gould and Jerry Binder also will attend the meeting.
"We are thrilled to sit in on any meeting that brings Cox and Charter together and could result in a resolution," said Hornets President Hugh Weber. "We remain hopeful that Cox and Charter can come to an agreement, because the north shore is critical to our long-term success, and we will continue to work tirelessly toward that result."
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UPDATE:
from a member on another forum:
We had an excellent hearing this AM and hope we can help broker a deal within the next 3 weeks. Participants included the New Orleans and St. Tammany councils, Cox, Charter and the Hornets.
Here's hoping!
