DirecTV loses Viacom stations dispute could pull channels tonight Forced to Drop All Channels Over Fee Dispute [Beef] Drops Viacom's Before Midnight Deadline Chloe Sevigny 'Hit & Miss' Official Trailer Watch Now! Rose Byrne 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' Visit! Louisville TV watchers lose in DirecTVViacom fight pulls shows offline for everyone South Florida customers MTV Nickelodeon more Customers Lose and Negotiating Failure Leaves 26 Dark drops 'Daily Show ' over contract squabble are off systems some programs other

DirecTV CEO Says Talks With Viacom Continue DirecTV (DTV) Chief Executive Officer Mike White said talks are continuing with Viacom Inc., even as the two sides remain "pretty far apart" in a dispute over programming fees. Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, other Viacom channels come off DirecTV DirecTV subscribers have lost "SpongeBob SquarePants," "The Daily Show" and "Mob Wives." DirecTV, Viacom dispute darkens 26 cable channels DirecTV has dropped 26 channels for nearly 20 million subscribers, who have lost access to Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and other networks owned by Viacom, as financial negotiations between the two parties reached an impasse Tuesday. Viacom said DirecTV dropped the channels without any warning, while DirecTV countered that its hand was forced by Viacom. DirecTV customers lose MTV, Nickelodeon, other channels amid Viacom dispute DirecTV said its customers were left without Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 14 other channels on Wednesday after Viacom demanded that its networks be dropped from DirectTV's lineup in a dispute over fees. DirecTV and Viacom: Social Manipulation and Shooting Yourself in the Corporate Foot I was astounded last night when my son switched on The Comedy Channel on our DirecTV connection and we got to see Tosh.0 with three new "crawls" at the bottom of the screen. Web wails as DirecTV channels go dark A dispute between satellite provider DirecTV and Viacom led to nearly 20 million customers losing access to 26 channels Viacom owns. Stars of shows on the networks led the social-media charge complaining. Viacom blocks online episodes in DirecTV fight Viacom is ramping up its war with DirecTV over how much it is paid for shows including "The Daily Show" and "SpongeBob SquarePants." Unfortunately, its latest tactic is causing some collateral damage. SpongeBob blackout looms for DirecTV subscribers (Reuters) - DirecTV customers may not see SpongeBob, Snooki or Jon Stewart after midnight on Tuesday because of a heated impasse taking place between the largest U.S. satellite TV provider and Viacom Inc, the company behind the popular cartoon, reality series and political talk show. In a blog post on Viacom's website, spokesman Mark Jafar wrote that despite Viacom's "best efforts" DirecTV ... DirecTV customers lose MTV, Nickelodeon, other channels DirecTV said its customers were left without Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 14 other channels on Wednesday after Viacom Inc demanded that its networks be dropped from DirectTV's lineup in a dispute over fees. DirecTV, the largest U.S. satellite TV provider with nearly 20 million subscribers, said its executives had approached Viacom with a new proposal and a request to continue ... Viacom Drops 17 National Networks from DIRECTV Lineup After Ignoring DIRECTV's Latest Proposal DIRECTV customers were left without Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 14 other channels today, after Viacom dropped its networks from DIRECTV at approximately midnight EDT. DIRE
Key Words: DirecTV

References:
http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2012/07/11/directv-drops-viacom-stations/14893/
http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2012/07/10/viacom-directv-dispute-could-pull-channels-tonight/14888/
http://gawker.com/5925062/directv-forced-to-drop-all-viacom-channels-over-fee-dispute
http://www.justjared.com/2012/06/22/chloe-sevigny-hit-and-miss-official-trailer-watch-now/
http://www.justjared.com/2012/07/10/rose-byrne-late-night-with-jimmy-fallon-visit/
http://ocunwired.ocregister.com/2012/07/11/viacom-pulls-shows-offline-for-everyone-in-directv-dispute/14915/
http://feeds.sun-sentinel.com/~r/sun-sentinel/news/education/~3/1VYf_7hohd8/story01.htm
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/timeblogs/curious_capitalist/~3/Vkomb8-grlg/
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_21052656/directv-drops-daily-show-mtv-over-viacom-contract?source=rss
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/07/11/directv-customers-lose-viacom-programs.html
http://feeds.sun-sentinel.com/~r/sun-sentinel/news/education/~3/TZLs3Yg-hJA/story01.htm
http://pixelhat.net/