Mediacom cable viewers may lose Fox, again (Peoria Journal Star) by Dish network free satellite tv systems and dealers

Fox, Time Warner Head to Washington (TheStreet.com)
Cable industry woes are heading for new lows as programming fees take the stage.Mediacom cable viewers are once again wondering if Fox Network favorites - and certain high-profile football games - are in their future. You're just caught in a brawl between two media ...over the fee for transmitting the media giant's local TV channels as well as its cable networks. Don't panic if you're watching Fox's New Year's Eve special and the screen goes black moments before host Carmen Electra finishes screaming "Happy New Year." There's nothing wrong with your TV.   Mediacom Communications Corp., which serves communities outside Peoria such as Chillicothe, Germantown Hills and Metamora, is at odds with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns WYZZ-TV, the Fox outlet for Peoria and Bloomington.

Time Warner Cable subscribers could lose Fox channels on New Year's Eve (Los Angeles Times)
The cable operator is locked in a dispute with News Corp.