DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

[Amerigo Vespucci]

DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

http://blog.viacom.com/2012/07/directv-to-drop-26-viacom-channels-at-midnight-on-tuesday-july-10/

As of midnight on Tuesday, July 10, DirecTV will drop 26 Viacom channels, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT, Spike TV, TV Land and more. Viacom is the most watched programmer on DirecTV. Nickelodeon is the most watched cable network on DirecTV. We regret that DirecTV refuses to consider a fair deal that recognizes the value of Viacom programming. We urge DirecTV customers to call 800-531-5000 or visit www.whendirectvdrops.com and demand that DirecTV put its customers first, and keep Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET and all of Viacom’s channels.

[Drale]

1. I don't ever remember a time when

so many TV providers had so many fights with channel owners. It seems like a weekly thing now that at least one of our channels is being threatened to be dropped and its ridiculous.

[Woody Woodpecker]

2. Actually it's still up for negotitations

As noted, they have until midnight Eastern time to come up with an agreement.

I hope Viacom folds on the table - 30% increase is too much.

As I understand it, DirecTV counteroffered at 7% increase - no cost passed to the customer.

My son will be pissed if he doesn't get his daily dose of Bubble Guppies or Team Umizoomi from Nick.

[nc4bo]

3. Dish network missing AMC network related programming

and now DirecTV threatening the same action with Viacom.

Don't know all the dirty details but it's still a shame.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

7. AMC was slamming Dish non-stop during this past weekend's "Walking Dead" marathon.

They ran a promo for the new season at least once an hour, which ended with "Available on Cable and Satellite. Not available on Dish."

[Blue_In_AK]

8. I wouldn't use Dish or any other network without AMC.

I'd hate to live without Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

[a kennedy]

9. Yah, BB starts this Sunday.....

we can't wait. Love this show, am sad it's the last season.....

[Blue_In_AK]

15. Oh, no, I didn't know it was the last season.

I hope he doesn't die at the end.

[a kennedy]

16. Here's some info regarding the last season.....

nothing about him dying though.....and I hope not either. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/14/breaking-bad-final-season/

[Blue_In_AK]

18. Well, it is good that they have time to wrap up the show

in a satisfying way. I hate it when I get hooked into a series and then it gets cancelled with a cliffhanger, like The Event a couple of years ago. I was really getting into that whole alien invasion thing, and the political twist was interesting.

Oh well...

[BlueToTheBone]

12. Did we lose AMC? That makes me annoyed. n/t

[rurallib]

4. couldn't they trade a couple hundred jesus stations and

a couple hundred QVCs for some Viacom?
Seems like jesus and sales are all we get.

[Scurrilous]

5. The only channel I'll miss is Comedy Central. n/t

[democrat_patriot]

6. Usually it's Viacom raising it's fee to DirectTV which will raise rates to keep.

So they drop Viacom.

[musiclawyer]

10. As soon as soccer season is over

( I paid for out of market games) I'm done with satellite and cable. Going to get an apple tv, up my netflix account and be done with it. And I'm old. My kids won't ever pay for cable or satellite. Cable and satellite are doomed unless the go ala carte. But I'm a believer in "twighlight of the elites." The plutocrats are just not very good at their job.

[mercuryblues]

13. This needs to go viral

I just called direct TV and complained to them about Viacom. Right now I am looking to contact them directly. If you want to call and support Direct TV, please do. The lady I am talking to told me they are getting a lot of dis=satisfied customers calling. They could use the support.

Viacom Inc. reported Thursday that its latest quarterly earnings soared 53%. The media company's popular cable channels, including MTV and Nickelodeon, continued to be revenue engines

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/29/business/la-fi-ct-viacom-20110429


Viacom Inc. CEO Philippe P. Dauman topped the list. He received compensation valued at $84.3 million, more than double his 2009 pay, thanks largely to equity awards in a renewed contract.

And they want to increase their rates, in effect raising OUR rates?



http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703992704576307332105245012.html

Edited in:

A link for Viacom

http://www.viacom.com/contact/Pages/default.aspx

[Baclava]

14. American Horror and The Walking Dead will be back - I'm good

I wouldn't expect the same furious feedback over losing Nick.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. Will they pass the savings on to their subscribers?

I have Dish Network. They cut my ESPN Classic, IFC, AMC, and Sundance but the rates still go up. They just increased my bill by $1 a month, in fact, while cutting some of the channels I was receiving. Plus, cable movie channels keep offering worse and worse movies. I get the full Package of HBO channels, Showtime channels, Max channels, Encore channels, Starz channels, and several others. It seems that they are purchasing the bottom of the barrel in the way of movies that they run, showing more and more of the same old chestnuts, often showing them twice or more in the same day, and even going off-air at times so that I'm paying for a blank screen. And it seems to be taking longer and longer for more recent films to reach the cable movie channels, as they've added such things as EPIX channels that get the movies after a year and the pay-per-view run and Dish wants more money for those channels as well. I'm getting fed up with this and find myself reading more or watching movies on the Internet.