Viacom Uses Fans As Hostages Blocks Daily Show Colbert Streams For Everyone To Spite DirecTV pulls shows offline for everyone in dispute loses stations could pull channels tonight and Are Both Right But Is Righter Forced to Drop All Channels Over Fee Dispute [Beef] Drops Viacom's Before Midnight Deadline Chloe Sevigny 'Hit & Miss' Official Trailer Watch Now! with Leads Pull Popular Shows Off the Web Rose Byrne 'Late Night Jimmy Fallon' Visit! Millions Lose Access Jon Stewart Snooki And Dora take fight Louisville TV watchers lose DirecTVViacom South Florida customers MTV Nickelodeon more Negotiating Failure Leaves 26 Dark drops 'Daily ' over contract squabble are off systems some programs

Viacom and DirecTV Are Both Right, But DirecTV Is Righter The fee dispute between Viacom and DirecTV that has seen the satellite service's 20 million subscribers lose access to MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other channels has the makings of a long standoff, one in which each side, convinced of the justice of its case, refuses to yield. It probably won't work out that way, though, and that's too bad -- not just for those of us who love a good ... DirecTV, Viacom Cross Swords, Customers Get Hurt A months-long disagreement over the fees DirecTV should pay to Viacom for some of its most popular programming has turned into steely-eyed brinkmanship between the two companies -- and DirecTV's customers caught in the middle. Viacom proposed increasing the fees DirecTV pays for programming offered on Nickelodeon, MTV, and Comedy Central by 30 percent. DirecTV refused, and Viacom pulled the plug. Viacom yanks free online programming; dispute continues with DirecTV As the dispute between Viacom and DirecTV continued Wednesday, the conglomerate yanked access to some of its more popular programming that was available free on company websites. Fans can no longer watch full episodes of shows like "SpongeBob Squarepants" and "iCarly" or "Jersey Shore" and "The Daily Show," which is sure to further anger the 20 million DirecTV subscribers who continue to find a ... DirecTV CEO Says Talks With Viacom Continue DirecTV (DTV) Chief Executive Officer Mike White said talks are continuing with Viacom Inc., even as the two sides remain "pretty far apart" in a dispute over programming fees. Who's Caught In The Middle Of The DirecTV-Viacom Squabble? For many subscribers to satellite television provider DirecTV, the 1980?s refrain ?I want my MTV? has reemerged as a war cry over the TV provider?s blackout this week of 26 channels of Viacom Inc. programming. At stake are the viewing habits of millions of fairly affluent satellite TV viewers in a dustup that draws attention once again to the constant friction between programmers and ... Viacom Pulls TV Episodes Offline Amidst DirecTV Spat An ongoing cable fight between DirecTV and Viacom has spilled over to the Web, with Viacom pulling Internet access to many of its shows. Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, other Viacom channels come off DirecTV DirecTV subscribers have lost "SpongeBob SquarePants," "The Daily Show" and "Mob Wives." DirecTV gets support from Cox in fight with Viacom DirecTV has received a show of support from an unusual source in its feud with Viacom over a new deal to carry the media giant's cable channels including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon. DirecTV, Viacom dispute darkens 26 cable channels DirecTV has dropped 26 channels for nearly 20 million subscribers, who have lost access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and other networks owned by Viacom, as financial negotiations between the two parties reached an impasse Tuesday. Viacom said DirecTV dropped the channels without any warning, while DirecTV countered that its hand was forced by Viacom. DirecTV and Viacom: Social Manipulation and Shooting Yourself in the Corporate Foot DirecTV's and Viacom's attempts to manipulate public opinion aren't anything new (Edison was electrocuting animals to similar ends at the turn of the last century) but the result for both companies could be far less than they'd like.
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