Time Warner Cable Blocks Current TV

Shorty after 8 PM EST, I was watching Current TV's "Viewpoint" with Eliot Spitzer when the feed was abruptly terminated and this message appeared on the screen

This channel is no longer available on Time Warner Cable.
Visit
www.TWCConversations.com
to find other sources for similar
programming

I was aware of the news that CurrentTV had been sold to Al jazeera and was under the impression that the current programming would continue for another three months. When the feed stopped, I went to Twitter and found these posts by Ryan Grim

Time Warner Cable is dropping Current for selling to Al Jazeera, according to a Current memo to staff. Wow.

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 3, 2013

In the interest of disclosure, I contribute to Al Jazeera, but would find Time Warner Cable blocking them to be offensive either way

— Ryan Grim (@ryangrim) January 3, 2013

There was brief mention in the Forbesarticle that TWC had not approved the deal and would drop "drop Current from its menu going forward. TWC’s 12 million  9 million households represent 20%  15% of Current’s total reach."

But WOW in the middle of a broadcast at 8 PM..

Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette