My column this week is pegged to the recent (and in some cases still ongoing) clashes between cable providers, like Time Warner, and television networks, like Fox, over programming fees, and focuses ...

Calabasas resident Gaby Gross couldn't convince Spectrum he never signed up for the Erotic Networks. His bills hide the full name of the channel. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times) In hindsight, Gaby Gross ...