Time Warner Cable Viacom - wtf?!
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I don't watch much TV, but this is some bullshit. My kids are in here like "they're taking Nickelodeon away?" lol, but really though, 18 channels?
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2008/12/viacom-threaten.html The channels that would be affected are: Comedy Central, CMT: Pure Country, Logo, Palladia, MTV, MTV 2, MTV Hits, MTV Jams, MTV Tr3s, Nickelodeon, Noggin, Nick 2, Nicktoons, Spike, The N, TV Land, VH1, VH1 Classic, and VH1 Soul.Happy New Year!Viacom threatens to yank programming off Time Warner Cable systems02:29 PM PT, Dec 30 2008"Spongebob Squarepants," "Dora the Explorer" and Jon Stewart soon might be pulled off Time Warner Cable systems in Los Angeles and around the country if the cable operator and Viacom Inc. cannot reach a new contract before midnight tomorrow. The move could knock Viacom's cable channels, which include Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central off nearly 2 million households in Los Angeles.Dauman"We've been attempting to negotiate in good faith but they seem to taken it to the brink. Unfortunately, we are now at an impasse," said Philippe Dauman, chief executive of Viacom Inc. "It's unfortunate for all of our viewers should they lose the ability to watch our programming."
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and who is that other dude? is that marco?
But back on this for a min. - we already pay A GRIP as it is, now they want to threaten to take off MTV, Comedy Central, Spike, Nickelodeon, Noggin, etc etc if we don't pay more? It's some bullshit.
I do it to my kid every day and he's only 6 months old!
Both these companies make way too much off this stuff to actually do anything so drastic, this is just the public face of a bunch of rich dudes arguing over percentages....
so true. my little girl needs her daily spongebob, like dad needs his fine columbian coffee in the morning. Taking spongebob off is not cool.
Bradley brings avatar fire.
who has more money?