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

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    DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom channels – Spot #2 from Viacom on Vimeo.
    Viacom’s distribution agreement with DirecTV is set to expire at midnight on Tuesday, July 10. We’ve been negotiating for months and even offered DirecTV an extension past the agreement’s original June 30th expiration date. As recently as today, we made significant economic movement in direct conversations with DirecTV.

    However, despite our best efforts, DirecTV has rejected all of our proposals to renew our agreement. This evening, DirecTV provided Viacom with a counter proposal that included a lower rate than Viacom receives from any other distributor in the industry. With this offer, our negotiations have reached an impasse.
    This means that, as of tomorrow night, nearly 20 million DirecTV subscribers will be without entertainment from the programmer they watch most. A total of 26 Viacom channels, including Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, VH1, CMT, Spike TV, TV Land and more won’t be available.
    Our agreement with DirecTV is seven years old – ancient by the standards of the ever-evolving media industry – which means that DirecTV has enjoyed way below market rates for Viacom’s networks for a very long time.
    If negotiations remain stalled, DirecTV will drop Viacom’s channels tomorrow tonight. No Dora, no SpongeBob, no Teen Wolf, no 106 & Park, no Daily Show, no Colbert,and no Snooki – a regrettable and avoidable turn of events if there ever was one, and an outcome that our team has worked tirelessly to avoid.
    Here’s the official statement from Viacom:
    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[IMG]file:///D:/Documents%20and%20Settings/nathan.m.montoya/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Low/Communicator%20Smart%20Tags/ctoc-IPphone.png[/IMG] 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.
    Here are some indisputable facts about Viacom and the strength of its networks on DirecTV:
    • Viacom accounts for 20% of all viewing on DirecTV – more than any other programmer and above the national average for all distributors.1 Yet Viacom currently accounts for less than 5% of DirecTV’s programming expenses. 2
    • Nickelodeon is the #1 most-watched cable network on DirecTV. 1
    • Kids in DirecTV homes spend 50% of their viewing time watching Nickelodeon networks. 1
    • Over the past three years, Viacom has completed nearly a dozen significant distribution renewal agreements privately and without disruption to consumers.
    And here are some indisputable facts about DirecTV:
    • Over the past three years, DirecTV has fought publicly over carriage agreements with seven different programmers – Fox, Tribune, Diversified Communications, Northwest Broadcasting, Sunbeam, Belo, G4, Versus, and YES Networks – and dropped five of them.
    • DirecTV is on track to deliver $5 billion in profit in 2012.3
    • Over the seven year life of our expiring deal, DirecTV doubled its worldwide revenue, tripled its profits and increased its subscriber base by more than 32%.3
    Needless to say, Viacom will continue to work to convince DirecTV to keep our channels, and strike a fair and equitable agreement. Check this space for updates on the situation.
    For more information, you can visit the website Viacom has set up to notify consumers of DirecTV’s decision to drop its channels at www.whendirectvdrops.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WhenDirecTVDrops.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Here we go again...
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Quote Originally Posted by Mother Goose View Post
    Here we go again...
    Jerk, just reporting it. I don't make these things up!
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Interesting, never heard about this. Will be interesting to see if it really happens, and for how long. People (especially with kids) won't stand for major channels like ComedyCentral, Nickelodean, MTV, VH1.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Don't forget AMC... Nothing left to watch on TV but the picture quality is better... ... too soon?
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Quote Originally Posted by I`m Batman View Post
    Don't forget AMC... Nothing left to watch on TV but the picture quality is better... ... too soon?
    Good one

    I just hope the issue clears up. It has to!
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    OMG, I'm going to miss my episodes of Snooki and Rue Paul and Spongebob? The horror!
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    I need my Snooki & Jwow fix.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    1000 Ways To Die is awesome. Bummer
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    DirecTV is such a whore.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    I can live without all that Viacom shit. Just don't take away my HBO, Palladia, Discovery/TLC/History/HDnet, FoodNetwork, or HGTV!
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Quote Originally Posted by I`m Batman View Post
    Don't forget AMC... Nothing left to watch on TV but the picture quality is better... ... too soon?
    Actually the AMC dispute is with Dish AMC even put up a website to get you to drop Dish Network

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

    i hear that dish has better picture quality. i think not.. i believe it is the tv. I watch my neighbor's, he has dish and a toshiba, (sad)...my samsung tv is quite crisp .....and yeah i get all those channels that dish would not agree on contractually....

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

    Quote Originally Posted by Ghosty View Post
    I can live without all that Viacom shit. Just don't take away my HBO, Palladia, Discovery/TLC/History/HDnet, FoodNetwork, or HGTV!

    I hear ya! Most of those viacom channels are nothing but crap. I don't watch a one of them. Go ahead, take um off and while your at it reduce my monthly bill since you have a reduced channel count :-)

    In all fairness, there are 2 sides to every story. Would be interested to hear what DirectTV's has to say about this?

    Edit: just did a search and this is DirectTV's 2 cents. Seems like Viacom has a significant increase...

    DirecTV, in turn, said early Tuesday morning that it had offered Viacom “increased fees for their networks going forward; we just can’t afford the extreme increases they are asking for.” DirecTV characterized Viacom’s request as a 30 percent increase, equivalent to “more than a billion dollars extra.” Viacom countered by saying that the current distribution contract is seven years old.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    Wait a sec... Snooki is going to disappear from my service and I don't have to pay extra for it? I don't see the issue here.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    So is the walking dead.

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

    Quote Originally Posted by rforsythe View Post
    Wait a sec... Snooki is going to disappear from my service and I don't have to pay extra for it? I don't see the issue here.
    Ditto for KUWTK ...aka Kardashian show

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

    Here is a good article on it. It is doubtful the networks will be gone for long (if at all) and both sides are inflating the arguments

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    Pretty soon DirectTV will drop all networks because they're too expensive and only keep the Spanish channels and pass the savings on to you. But the picture quality is better. ... still too soon?
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    Sh*t, DirectTV CEO said that he only wants to pay Viacom for the channels that you watch... Hell, I only want to pay for the channels that I watch and not all the others... If it goes both way then hell ya.
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    Re: DirecTV to Drop 26 Viacom Channels at Midnight on Tuesday, July 10

    I can see exactly what is going to happen here. They will reach some sort of agreement and keep the channels (unfortunately) but WE will see a hefty increase in price on our DirectTV bill and they will blame it all on Viacom.

    I say drop that crap programming and give us a reduction in monthly billing!


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    Quote Originally Posted by #1Townie View Post
    So is the walking dead.
    ! AMC is not part of this, their issue with DISH is separate. DISH customers might lose it. DirecTV will still broadcast zombies' heads exploding in high def.
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    My bad.

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

    Quote Originally Posted by bulldog View Post
    If negotiations remain stalled, DirecTV will drop Viacom’s channels tomorrow tonight. No Dora, no SpongeBob, no Teen Wolf, no 106 & Park, no Daily Show, no Colbert,and no Snooki –
    Go for it and reduce my monthly bill. I've got a longer list to take it even further.
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