Directv vs Viacom

[Ruthless_Aggression]

Did I read something about also not been able to watch TV shows like Mad Men and stuff.

Again another clueless Brit.

The Channels lost were like Spike, Comedy Central, all Nick channels, all MTV channels, CMT, TV Land, and that's all I can remember...

[Cabers]

Silly people the are streams of every show on the internet especially at www.*********.fella haha ok but seriously they are there you might have to wait a couple of hours but you can see it without adds . #fuckadvertisements

[Guest]

wow that sucks. I read that they pulled like 20 popular channels, that isn't going to do well for ratings. Stop being so greedy Viacom >:/ but anyway, try desi-rulez(dot)net

[Playboy Stevie V]

Silly people the are streams of every show on the internet especially at www.*********.fella haha ok but seriously they are there you might have to wait a couple of hours but you can see it without adds . #fuckadvertisements

Thank god for the internet! Makes me wonder why I have Directv at all.

[Xpacfan]

Well Viacom is now trying to take down its channels' shows off the internet so we'll see. From what I've gathered, it seems that Viacom is more at fault over this for demanding a 30% pay increase for all its shows. Doesn't help that on their show banners they say "We are only asking for just pennies a day" which is rather incriminating even though they try to sugarcoat it.

Ok, so here my question about this bit of information that I keep hearing:

Why is this only effecting DirecTV? Why am I paying less for Verizon FIOS and not having my channels taken away due to the same issue? Evidently Verizon and everyone else can afford to pay Viacom's "ridiculously high" fee without raising the rates of their channel packages. DirecTV is the world's largest satelite tv provider but yet is either the only one being asked by Viacom for this increase or refuses to pay it. According to Viacom, DirecTV has actually been paying less than what other cable providers have been paying for the channels.

I'm kind of leary of DirecTV being at fault here due to my prior experience as a customer. Two years ago, for no good reason, they discontinued carrying G4 (one of my favorite channels). Their reasoning was "Because it didn't provide the quality of programming that meets DirecTV's standards"...or something along that lines. This was strike 1 and 2 for me. When all of my promotions ended and I saw that it was over a $100 cheaper just to bundle cable with Verizon, I cancelled and didn't look back. Who wants to pay all that money and then not even be able to watch what you want to?

[KJ PUNK]

This thing has been blown waaay outta proportion, especially since you can download those same shows, literally, 5 minutes after they air off the Internet.

I've NEVER had a problem with DirecTV and the only channel that they're dropping that I'll miss is Comedy Central.

[Xpacfan]

This thing has been blown waaay outta proportion, especially since you can download those same shows, literally, 5 minutes after they air off the Internet.

I've NEVER had a problem with DirecTV and the only channel that they're dropping that I'll miss is Comedy Central.

When you pay for a service and get less than what you're paying for then it is a big deal. Especially since DirecTV hasn't offered 26 channel's worth of discounts to its paying customers.

[Amerinaine]

I have local cable. I'm good. I never liked DirecTV. Dish was the way to go when I needed TV.

[MachoManFan]

This is a bit like when Virgin dropped all the Sky channels when they first bought NTL out over here. If I had DirectTV I'd be pissed off. I do have a magical place that streams all the sport one could ever need so, assuming their providers don't have DirectTV, Impact will be streamed there later. Inbox me anyone who is desperate to see it live or just wait until tomorrow morning and download the inevitable torrents from the usual places.

[BoltZ22]

Viacom wanted more money from DirecTV.

DirecTV said no, so they dropped all Viacom channels.

Viacom owns Spike. Thus resulting in Directv subscribers losing that channel.

Actually Viacom forced DirecTV to remove their channels. DirecTV wanted to keep them up while negotiations continue. Its a negotiation tactic. They're both companies look for the best return of profit. These issues come up all the time.

Did I read something about also not been able to watch TV shows like Mad Men and stuff.

Again another clueless Brit.

Thats Dish Network. They lost AMC a week or so back. Same deal. Negotiation time.