Viacom threating a blackout of channels like Nickelodean, Comedy Central, Spike, MTV, BET and more if directv doesn't make a deal by midnight

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Mr Khan said:

bobgamez said:

BasilZero said:
Price disputes between content distributors is one of the reasons why I stopped paying for television service.

Good luck for those who have direcTV, I would hate to lose "Good" channels as well xD.

At least they are coming up with creative ads to force directv to make a deal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1fDs1pL84U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ElzrVvvu5A&list=UUOp8wkVqdrWbFYHjDv946QQ&index=1&feature=plcp

Hulk Hogan one is my favorite lol to be honest, impact wrestling is probably the best wrestling show on tv(yeah i watch wrestling, sue me)

I'm siding with DirecTV on this one. Viacom's network ratings are on the decline, and they're trying to sell their channels as an all-or-nothing deal, to make sure that the need for the good channels allows them to sell the weaker ones at a higher price.

Exactly.  Besides, Viacom is only hurting themselves.  That's 20 million fewer customers/viewers that could be potentially watching their channels, which will affect ratings, which will hurt ad revenue.