Time Warner Cable Sports Chief Stepping Down

Los Angeles Times: Time Warner Cable Sports president David Rone is leaving the company after a tumultuous period attempting to win wider distribution for SportsNet LA, the cable channel owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Rone was one of the architects of Time Warner Cable’s entry into the sports channel business. A former Creative Artists Agency agent, Rone helped launch Time Warner Cable SportsNet and the Spanish-language outlet Time Warner Cable Deportes, which showcase the Los Angeles Lakers. Those two channels launched successfully in 2012 but ratings have slipped amid the Lakers’ on-the-court struggles