TJ Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Viacom SUCKS. Granted, I have IO and not affected, but that's messed up for the people who do have DirecTV, like my grandparents. I honestly cannot believe this... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWESpongefan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 At this point I'm really glad that I have Cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpongeOddFan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 ugh Viacome done it agaun this is madness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Nug Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 this is madness Actually.... Anyway, now that that's out of my system, ( lolz had to do it) I think that Viacom and DirecTV have killed themselves. Viacom has revealed themselves to be the money grubbing jerks everyone knew they already were. And, DirecTV has lost the channels that probably got them the best ratings (MTV, Vh1, Comedy Central, TV Land, Nick). I don't know how this'll turn out, but it's pretty much a staring contest between Viacom and DirecTV. Someone's gotta blink sometime. Once they compromise, this'll blow over. However, until the staring contest ends, things aren't looking good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Jenkins Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Viacom should just bend over backwards and comply with DTV wanting to supply their channels as their viewers request them instead of offering them all in some huge bundle. Viacom has a wide array of channels to offer that not everyone watches. They'll still make bank from Nick, MTV, Comedy Central etc. They could just hike it up a bit for each individual channel if they feel even more money hungry. Its something worth looking into for them if they want to salvage anything at all. I just feel sorry for the consumers if DTV gives in to Viacom's demands because more than likely that money is coming out of their bills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Viacom should just bend over backwards and comply with DTV wanting to supply their channels as their viewers request them instead of offering them all in some huge bundle. Viacom has a wide array of channels to offer that not everyone watches. They'll still make bank from Nick, MTV, Comedy Central etc. They could just hike it up a bit for each individual channel if they feel even more money hungry. Its something worth looking into for them if they want to salvage anything at all. I just feel sorry for the consumers if DTV gives in to Viacom's demands because more than likely that money is coming out of their bills. That speech was beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushingmayhem Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I feel pretty bad about this since I use Directv and it also affects Puerto Rico and some Latin American countries. This is what happens when companies get greedy over some rights; if you want the best of the benefits from a channel that you like, you might as well suffer the demands of those companies looking for the almighty dollar. Its sad that this is happening but hopefully some time in the future they will be able to air them again if they get the rights to do so. Such a shame... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 In the meantime, hopefully, Viacom will learn. And I really do mean LEARN. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 They better learn. They better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hilaryfan80 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 This was made by Viacom, no joke: This is really bad business... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Mama Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 This was made by Viacom, no joke: This is really bad business... WTF. That's not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Now would be the time to register a complaint. Viacom is already going into the deep end, and they should know that they're not going to pull a Johnny Test and not get what's coming to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 This was made by Viacom, no joke: This is really bad business... Wow. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpongeOddFan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 yes, even did we know Viacom is greedy & evil. couldn`t better idea to have to hve Nick would be independent company not just owned by Viacom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 This was made by Viacom, no joke: This is really bad business... Are you lying? That's messed up of Viacom But so freaking funny xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jjs Goodman Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Alas, it looks like this may be permanent: http://www.multichan...cTV_Impasse.php Credit to SOF for the article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Jenkins Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 I just can't help but bring up the fact how AMC always brings up their situation with Dish Network on their bumpers. "Available on cable and satellite. NOT AVAILABLE ON DISH." This also reminds me of the current dispute going on with our ABC affiliate and Time Warner, with our ABC affiliate demanding a supposed (and whopping) 300% increase. I'm glad Time Warner is holding out because that just sounds ridiculous. As for this situation, yeah, wtf Viacom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
box Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 It's funny to a certain audience.... VIACOM. Stop this junk and air your programming on DTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hilaryfan80 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 It gets worse. Viacom started making slash commercials against DirecTV on their Nickelodeon channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWhNP0gNlgw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Sponge Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 ^But that was before Viacom pulled out the channels from DirecTV. Still, this dispute is still becoming more of some kind of childish game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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