Jjs Goodman Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Viacom, as of today, has forced DirecTV to pull Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, TV Land, and 21 other channels from their station. If you use DirecTV and want to see Nick still, switching providers may not be a bad idea. The reason for this in a nutshell is that Viacom wants more money for their networks to be distributed on DirecTV, and DirecTV doesn’t want to pay the increases. This doesn't apply to me (as I use Comcast), but I thought I'd still warn anybody who may use it.As of July 20th, 2012, this has been resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpongeOddFan Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 that's pretty sad news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clappy Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Well it could come back soon. It all depends on if DirecTV opens their pocketbooks and gives in to Viacom's demands. Otherwise, Viacom (once again) is just asking for moar and moar money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 .....This was a stupid move. Nick has already been stuttering in the ratings. This is just going to make it a whole lot worse. Depending on how big a cable provider DirecTV is, this could honestly kill Nick's ratings to the point where it drops back to third place. Not the smartest thing to do. I wish Viacom was less uptight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 First, I've been given no Disney Junior, and now Viacom's pushing by buttons by removing Nickelodeon from MY channel provider!? Well, this is a new low. - _ - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 ... I didn't think this would happen, which is why I wasn't worried. I hate Viacom. I wish Nickelodeon wasn't owned by them. I can't believe this; how am I supposed to watch the 21st premieres now? And of course, this happens RIGHT after we move from FiOS to DirecTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Mama Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Wow, I'm sorry this happened guys. Ya know AT&T U-verse isn't bad. I love it! If you want you guys should look in to it if you are affected by this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What I don't understand is why this is only happening on DTV. Did other providers simply agree to Viacom's demands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clappy Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 What I don't understand is why this is only happening on DTV. Did other providers simply agree to Viacom's demands? I think each provider has a separate contract with cable companies. I remember this same thing happening years back between Dish Network and Viacom. We went without it for about a week. Hopefully DirecTV and Viacom settle their differences soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG19 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Dodged a bullet this time since Suddenlink is our cable provider. To answer your question, tvguy, others probably did. However, I'm sure DirectTV and Viacom will reach a compromise eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Honestly, things like this happen almost yearly. Cable provider threatens to drop Viacom networks. However, it usually seems to get resolved easily. This (aside from that Dish Network debacle a while ago) is the first time they've gone through with it. It's either going to get resolved within a week, or..... not. But seriously, if this lasts, Viacom just shot itself in it's Nickelodeon brand foot. What a stupid move. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Viacom sucks, this furthers it. I use Charter as my cable provider, thank god, but this was one of the most stupid moves ever. Tons of people use DirecTV and if this doesen't get resolved in the week, Nick is going to seriously fall in the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Viacom seems like a big bully. I wish Nickelodeon was a standalone company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Jenkins Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 I heard on CNN yesterday that Nick is actually DTV's biggest draw in terms of ratings. Could prove to be a factor in all this. I, on the other hand, have Oceanic Time Warner. The only problem I'm facing is that we currently don't have access to ABC, but I think that is just a problem with a local company here. Hope things ease up soon, DirecTVers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 DirecTV is Nick's biggest ratings? This will only hurt them even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 DirecTV is Nick's biggest ratings? This will only hurt them even more. No, vice versa. Nick gains the biggest ratings for DirecTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 ^ Kind of what I meant. I blame fast keyboard typing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Well, it appears Viacom pulled full episodes of shows from Nick.com and its own website. So, episodes that were previously free are no longer available. I want to shoot Viacom. This just shows to everybody they're greedy, power-hungry monkeys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 VIACOM.......... WHY YOU NOT REDEEM YOURSELF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG19 Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Well, it appears Viacom pulled full episodes of shows from Nick.com and its own website. So, episodes that were previously free are no longer available. I want to shoot Viacom. This just shows to everybody they're greedy, power-hungry monkeys. The links SpongeSeb posted still miraculously work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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