Full episodes of ‘The Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert Report’ vanish from the Internet [View all]

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/12/full-episodes-of-the-daily-show-colbert-report-vanish-from-the-internet/

Full episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are no longer available on Comedy Central’s websites thanks to a fight between parent company Viacom and satellite TV provider DirectTV.

The Los Angeles Times reported that Viacom has opted to cut back on the number of full television episodes it offers on the Internet after pressure from DirecTV, which stopped carrying 26 Viacom channels this week, including MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, BET and others.

Viacom did not announce the plan to remove full episodes of some of its most popular shows, including Spongebob Squarepants and Jersey Shore, leaving hopeful viewers confounded at an apology message on Thursday morning that encouraged them to watch brief clips of the shows instead. Strangely enough, while full episodes of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report were unavailable via their own websites, they were still being offered through Hulu.com.

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Watching full episodes on Comedy Central was the only way I had to watch both shows because I cannot afford cable. I just checked CC's website and they are gone.