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So does DirecTV account for that much of the viewership for these channels? That seems much bigger than I would have thought.

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I called and they gave me $20 off for 12 months. And $150 off NFL Ticket. I tried to get it for free... :(

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how long have you been a DirecTV customer?

Re: DirecTV to drop 26 Viacom Channels at 7/10 Midnight
 

About 6 years... I hardly ever call to get adjustments. Only once in a while when I notice the packages change so I can update the CHOICE Plus channels. I don't get any premium channels.

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^^ With $20 off per month for the next year, you can now afford HBO or Showtime and watch some of those serial dramas you know nothing about. ;)

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Got a lovely CSR in retentions, received: free SHO for 6 months, $10 off for 3 months, $20 off for 1 year (in addition to that extra $10 the first 3), free new DVR-34 (records 5 things at once) w/free install, free upgrade in bedroom from receiver only to HD-DVR (with no DVR fee for 12 months), continued free HD access and continued free primary TV fee.

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I just called back and got $1 million dollars, a lifetime supply of blowjobs from Kate Beckinsale, and a brand new Lamborghini Diablo.

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They were offering me NFL Ticket MAX for $99.

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Did you have to sign a new contract for that?

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I'm really debating calling back...

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Any chance we might talk them into giving us access to Kate's hoo-hah?

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Me, too, and I don't even have Directv!

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I called again (after getting $5 off for and Showtime for 6 months last week), and couldn't get any more credits. Just Starz and HD Extra pack for a few months. :sad: I wonder if the fact that I've got a couple $10/month referral discounts kind of screws me out of more?

The lady did say, however, that they've reached an agreement on most all of the channels, but Viacom is demanding they add another channel as part of the deal. Which channel could that be?

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The Andy Griffith Show Channel(not really).

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Epix. it's a premium movie channel.

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http://www.deadline.com/2012/07/its-...nets-restored/

Dispute is officially over. All Viacom channels restored.

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OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE IS OVER! I can now go back to ignoring every Viacom channel.

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I hope Comedy Central reruns Futurama and Workaholics.

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I'm just glad I locked in my sweet discount.

The statement by DTV is much more heavy-handed than Viacom's:

Chang added, “The attention surrounding this unnecessary and ill-advised blackout by Viacom has accomplished one key thing: it serves notice to all media companies that bullying TV providers and their customers with blackouts won’t get them a better deal. It’s high time programmers ended these anti-consumer blackouts once and for all and prove our industry is about enabling people to connect to their favorite programs rather than denying them access.”

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So I ended up losing 2 Futurama episodes in exchange for $90 and 6 mos of free SHO/STZ/HDXtra Pack. I can live with that.

Anybody know if Futurama is on Comcast VOD? Maybe I can watch them next time I'm at my mom's house.

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they are replaying the most recent episode this weekend at some point. i saw it on my scheduler. the one from july 4th isn't on the schedule at this point.

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So is there an Epix channel now?

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i don't think so, at least not yet. i think the statement indicates they have an option to add it, but there's nothing to indicate they have done it or will do so at any point right now.

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also hidden by this news is that DirecTV added TCM in HD yesterday.

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That seemed to be a sticking point in this whole negotiation. Directv is dead set against adding EPIX for some reason, which is a shame because I'd really like to have that channel.