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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by DJariya
(Post 11302418)
New update from the Directv Facebook page:
Sounds like Viacom is being the dickheads about this whole situation. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
So this means DTV is now paying over $3 billion for these channels. That works out to $150 per subscriber. When do I get my refund check?
The one good thing about these channels is when they turn them back on there will be a dozen reruns a week of all of the episodes you missed of your favorite series. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
...and they're off. My channels all dropped at about 8:55pm West coast time. Some are displaying a pointed DTV anti-viacom screen, while my MTV just says tech difficulties.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Looks like they started to get pulled about 10-11 minutes ago gone.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Seems like DTV has a strategic propaganda advantage, since only their side of the story will be broadcast on the relevant channels for as long as the programming is missing.
Here's Variety's report on the going dark as it happened... Doesn't sound to me like either side is anything but a douche. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118056385 |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
The channels aren't even listed in the guide anymore. This is gonna suck bc Spike TV was having a GameTrailers special Borderlands 2...the horror, the horror.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Shit, I can't even play recorded shows off the DVR. WTF? Tomorrow morning is going to suck when my daughter doesn't get Fresh Beat Band.
Is this the first time one of these games of chicken actually pulled the shows? I thought most of the time they worked it out at the last minute. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Wow, shows recorded onto the DVR from these channels can't be played? Geez..
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Jadzia
(Post 11302828)
Is this the first time one of these games of chicken actually pulled the shows? I thought most of the time they worked it out at the last minute.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
The day it's all about directly supporting your shows (either with ad views or subscription fees) can't come too soon for me. Yes, I know sadly what will happen is that I'll get fewer shows this way because the masses who consume Jersey Shore subsidize me at the moment. I'm okay with this. At least that system will be honest and direct. That's what I love about music these days, and the revolution cannot come quickly enough for video as well.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Groucho
(Post 11301495)
We could avoid all of these petty fights between the cable/dish companies and the content providers with three little words: à la carte.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Jadzia
(Post 11302828)
Shit, I can't even play recorded shows off the DVR. WTF? Tomorrow morning is going to suck when my daughter doesn't get Fresh Beat Band.
Is this the first time one of these games of chicken actually pulled the shows? I thought most of the time they worked it out at the last minute.
Originally Posted by Shady12
(Post 11302832)
Wow, shows recorded onto the DVR from these channels can't be played? Geez..
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Jadzia
(Post 11302828)
Shit, I can't even play recorded shows off the DVR. WTF? Tomorrow morning is going to suck when my daughter doesn't get Fresh Beat Band.
Is this the first time one of these games of chicken actually pulled the shows? I thought most of the time they worked it out at the last minute. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Jimmy James
(Post 11302847)
The day it's all about directly supporting your shows (either with ad views or subscription fees) can't come too soon for me. Yes, I know sadly what will happen is that I'll get fewer shows this way because the masses who consume Jersey Shore subsidize me at the moment. I'm okay with this. At least that system will be honest and direct. That's what I love about music these days, and the revolution cannot come quickly enough for video as well.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Mike86
(Post 11302848)
People who think this is a good idea don't seem to take into account the fact that if this were the case the networks would probably just charge a bunch of money per individual channel. Say each is $5 or more a piece and an average basic cable plan (where I live at least) is probably somewhere in the $50 range or so you wouldn't save a lot.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Satellite and cable providers sure hate with having to buy their channels in a corporate bundle--not that they ever have any plans to let *US* buy our channels ala carte they way *they* want to.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Luckily Power Rangers: Super Samurai is on hiatus, so this shouldn't affect many.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Mike86
(Post 11302848)
People who think this is a good idea don't seem to take into account the fact that if this were the case the networks would probably just charge a bunch of money per individual channel. Say each is $5 or more a piece and an average basic cable plan (where I live at least) is probably somewhere in the $50 range or so you wouldn't save a lot.
I know I am not getting a refund for these channels but I wont miss them at all as I never watch any of them. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by superdeluxe
(Post 11302860)
AMC is no longer on Dish, and FX/FOX was off of Dish for some time before they came back.
I read several articles over the Viacom and DirecTV dispute, and in the comments section of those articles there are a couple of people who comment how they are glad that have cable. I don't think some people realize that any cable or satellite company can end up in a carriage dispute. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Mike86
(Post 11302848)
People who think this is a good idea don't seem to take into account the fact that if this were the case the networks would probably just charge a bunch of money per individual channel. Say each is $5 or more a piece and an average basic cable plan (where I live at least) is probably somewhere in the $50 range or so you wouldn't save a lot.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by writer106
(Post 11302981)
I remember the FX/FOX blackout on DISH a couple of years back. I have friends and relatives who have DISH and they were pissed. Haven't there been incidents in which channels have been pulled from Comcast or Time Warner? I know Time Warner has had carriage disputes in the past.
I read several articles over the Viacom and DirecTV dispute, and in the comments section of those articles there are a couple of people who comment how they are glad that have cable. I don't think some people realize that any cable or satellite company can end up in a carriage dispute. Time Warner had issues that I remember though |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
just called and bitched them out, they claim it will likely be resolved by the end of the day (dubious), but they did give me $5 off/month for 3 months, not too too bad considering I don't watch any of the channels that are now gone.
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Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
Originally Posted by Jadzia
(Post 11302828)
Shit, I can't even play recorded shows off the DVR. WTF? Tomorrow morning is going to suck when my daughter doesn't get Fresh Beat Band.
Is this the first time one of these games of chicken actually pulled the shows? I thought most of the time they worked it out at the last minute. The Versus dispute lasted something like half a year. |
Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
We've been warned by the V of Doom:
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