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Biggest loser in DirecTV-Viacom feud? Both A war of words is raging between Viacom and DirecTV, after the satellite firm dropped 26 of the cable company's channels from its lineup late Tuesday night. 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. Viacom yanks free online programming; dispute continues with DirecTV As the dispute between Viacom and DirecTV continued Wednesday, the conglomerate yanked access to some of its more popular programming that was available free on company websites. Fans can no longer watch full episodes of shows like "SpongeBob Squarepants" and "iCarly" or "Jersey Shore" and "The Daily Show," which is sure to further anger the 20 million DirecTV subscribers who continue to find a ... Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, other Viacom channels come off DirecTV DirecTV subscribers have lost "SpongeBob SquarePants," "The Daily Show" and "Mob Wives." DirecTV customers lose Viacom channels in fee dispute Sacramento-area DirecTV customers missing programs this week on Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and more than a dozen other Viacom cable channels can at least take solace in the fact that they're not alone. 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, Viacom take fight to Web TV viewers are caught in the middle of a game of chicken between DirecTV and Viacom. Viacom and DirecTV Are Both Right, But DirecTV Is Righter The fee dispute between Viacom and DirecTV that has seen the satellite service's 20 million subscribers lose access to MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and other channels has the makings of a long standoff, one in which each side, convinced of the justice of its case, refuses to yield. It probably won't work out that way, though, and that's too bad -- not just for those of us who love a good ... DirecTV and Viacom: Social Manipulation and Shooting Yourself in the Corporate Foot DirecTV's and Viacom's attempts to manipulate public opinion aren't anything new (Edison was electrocuting animals to similar ends at the turn of the last century) but the result for both companies could be far less than they'd like. Viacom-DirecTV cost dispute highlights concern over pay-TV's future The programming-cost dispute between DirecTV and one of the nation's largest programmers, responsible for the Nickelodeon, MTV, and Comedy Central channels, showed no sign of abating on Thursday as a top DirecTV executive said in an interview that Viacom Inc.'s proposed 30 percent hike was part of an "industry epidemic."
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