The big local news over the New Years was that Cablevision and Scripps Networks, the network behind HGTV and Food Network, did not come up with a deal to make both sides happy. So now, if you have Cablevision, you no longer get HGTV and the Food Network. Unfortunately, I have Verizon FiOS, so I get HGTV and Food Network (more on that later).

I was reading my own blog, actually, I was just making sure there were not formatting issues and I saw an ad from the Food Network on my blog. I guess they were geo-targeting people in my area and showing this ad:

Cablevision & Food Network Google Ads

The ad takes you to ilovefoodnetwork.com, a site devoted to convincing Cablevision to poney up more money for HGTV and the Food Network. Of course, Cablevision has their own story at cablevision.com/scripps. Love how the war was taken to search ads and contextual ads.

I still get HGTV and the Food Network because I have FiOS. This is the one time I am upset I don't have Cablevision. If I had Cablevision, I would no longer have to watch these shows due to my wife enjoying them. I really am not into watching TV about other people's homes or cooking shows - I rather watch shows about sports or death.