No Oscar telecast for me! ABC - Cablevision feud

Disney just put forth a new proposal and Cablevision says it would agree to binding arbitration with Disney/ABC to return the channel to Cablevision customers in time for the Oscars. We'll see what happens.

The only things I watch on ABC are the Oscars and Lost, and hopefully there will be, other means to view the former the next day or later tonight, so this feud doesn't bother me much, but it is somewhat annoying.

What should we expect? I'm just amazed hat more hasn't been made out of this. Not the temporary loss of ABC, but the reasons each party gives gullible us for the susension.

Does ABC expect us to believe that they have been paying-what is it?-$400 million dollars yearly to Cablevision and that in some way or other we're not aware of we aren't paying for same?

And does Cablevision, who to my knowledge hasn't disputed the $400 million, expect us to believe that were it not for this money they've received for the past 9 years our monthly Cablevision fee would have been raised?

Cablevision just announced Disney didn't take the deal. They're offering free Movies OnDemand to placate customers.

If you haven't already found an online stream (like me) ABC is broadcasting again on CV.