Separately, Carey said in a memo to employees Wednesday that the company doesn't expect to reach an agreement soon and will likely pull its broadcast programming from the cable network at midnight Thursday.

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Last week, Viacom threatened to pull the plug on Time Warner Cable's transmission of programs from 19 different networks unless the cable operator agreed to an increase affiliate fees, though a resolution appears to have transpired since then.

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Meanwhile the major US networks are floating a trial balloon that would see them pull out of over the air broadcasting and focus on cable deals.

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More in demand now are features for the growing number of users who want to watch TV on all their screens, big and small, and pull from a large selection of content options, not just the cable feed and their DVR.

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