NEW YORK—TV network CBS and cable provider Time Warner Cable
ended their monthlong programming dispute on Monday and resumed
broadcasts to millions of homes in New York, Dallas and Los
Angeles.  The agreement ended a blackout of CBS and CBS-owned
channels that included Showtime Networks, CBS Sports Network and
the Smithsonian channel. The contract disagreement started Aug.
2 and affected more than 3 million homes. Broadcasting resumed
Monday evening on the East Coast.  The companies were in dispute
over how much Time Warner Cable Inc. would pay for CBS Corp.
programming. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.
The agreement includes retransmission fees the cable operator
pays to CBS per subscriber, which had been a sticking point.
The disagreement came at a touchy time for networks and cable
companies as more and more Americans are turning to alternative
ways to watch TV including online or via Roku boxes or Apple TV.
Added pressure was on the two companies to reach an agreement
since the start of