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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDIRECTV and Viacom reach agreement
I just rec'd this email from DIRECTV:
Thanks to your patience and support, DIRECTV today entered into a new long-term agreement with Viacom to immediately return all the channels you had previously enjoyed. Plus, as a result of our new deal, you will soon enjoy the freedom to see all your favorite Viacom shows on your computer, tablet or cell phone through our DIRECTV Everywhere platform. Although Viacom had regrettably tried to deny you access to drive a more expensive deal, our focus was always about giving you the absolute best experience at the most reasonable cost.
More details on the agreement can be found on DirectvPromise.com. It includes long-term rights to provide Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, Spike, CMT, TV Land and several others so Viacom cannot try to deny you access anytime again soon. Your patience during this unfortunate Viacom blackout has helped to serve notice to every media company that you and our other customers will not be bullied. Hopefully, thanks to your support and others', we can together make these blackouts a thing of the past.
Thank you again for your patience and support. We know you have a choice among providers and we appreciate you choosing us.
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DIRECTV and Viacom reach agreement (Original Post)
frogmarch
Jul 2012
OP
Wasn't AMC access part of the issue? I have comcast, but am curious if that has been addressed?
hlthe2b
Jul 2012
#2
Yay! Don't care about the everywhere platform, but yay on having Com. Central back. nt
Honeycombe8
Jul 2012
#11
randome
(34,845 posts)1. About time!
Sounds like DirecTV is crowing. Maybe it was Viacom that caved.
Didn't make much difference to me, though. I just downloaded what I wanted to see, which did NOT include commercials!
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)3. The only show I missed was
Jon Stewart's. Whew, now I can quit being grumpy.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)2. Wasn't AMC access part of the issue? I have comcast, but am curious if that has been addressed?
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)4. I don't know if AMC was part of the issue, but
I just checked, and I have it. Dirty Harry is now playing on AMC.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)5. I'm glad it got resolved for you who subscribe. eom
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)7. Thanks! I am now
once again basking in the glory of The Daily Show.
RedStateLiberal
(1,374 posts)6. No, AMC was dropped from Dish Network
Not DirecTV.
hlthe2b
(101,730 posts)9. Ahh... ok... has that been resolved?
RedStateLiberal
(1,374 posts)10. Nope.
I have DirecTV but I feel sorry for those without AMC. Some of the best shows on TV.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)8. No I was able to still get AMC and TCM
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)11. Yay! Don't care about the everywhere platform, but yay on having Com. Central back. nt
frogmarch
(12,145 posts)13. Me neither, and I echo your Yay! :-)
earthside
(6,960 posts)12. TCM now HD!!!
For lovers of old, classic movies, Turner Classic Movies is now in HD!
I just got that message on my DirecTV screen.
Great!
stuntcat
(12,022 posts)14. TCM is THE reason for TV!
I mean TCM's the bomb! in HD, even better