Could Viacom Channels Go *Poof* This Week?

[lparsons21]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see Dish drop them. Viacom has an inflated sense of the value of their mostly 2nd rate channels.

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[gadgtfreek]

http://www.thewrap.com/dish-ceo-we-are-prepared-to-drop-viacom-permanently/
Dish CEO: 'We Are Prepared' to Drop Viacom Permanently
Charlie Ergen says the satellite provider will follow other pay-TV companies that have dropped Viacom channels

Dish CEO Charlie Ergen said his company was prepared to drop Viacom channels permanently if the satellite provider can't reach a deal on fees with the programmer.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I miss THIS TV Land... its crap what they have on there now.

 

[Claude Greiner]

so are we going to see this again
(Scott I forget if it was you or Claude who did this...note the date)

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I didn't do that, but was on the local news when they pulled the channels 10 years ago

 

[Mojo Jojo]

I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see Dish drop them. Viacom has an inflated sense of the value of their mostly 2nd rate channels.

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I wouldn't be surprised if Dish subscribers do not see a drop in their monthly charges if Dish does drop them, though.

Seriously, I hope we are offered replacement channels if they are dropped.

I will admit that I do not like Viacom's time-shifting of program start times to inject more commercials than necessary. I like the classic shows that play across their channels, but they seem to have lost their branding of what each channel was created for since the same programs play across many of their channels.

 

[bsexton]

You can email Viacom corporate relations at tj@viacom.com and let them know what you think about their nag bars and forced channel bundles.

 

[Troch77]

So, when are they going poof?

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[KE4EST]

So, when are they going poof?

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Tonight.

 

[gasman882001]

I miss THIS TV Land... its crap what they have on there now.

Do you remember the old commercials that they use to show when TV land first started? I watched them as much as the shows for entertainment.

 

[Troch77]

Tonight.

Thanks.
Don't really think I care.

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[gadgtfreek]

Oh no!!! You mean I have to miss Real World 142 and Teen Mom: Trailer Park Edition?

 

[Jack Freeman]

"Street Outlaws is a Discovery Channel property and show"
You are right. I watch Jail & Cops on Spike and Street Outlaws on 182 Discover.

 

[The Fat Man]

Viacom channels don't really matter to me. Other than South Park, there is nothing that I care to watch. As for my kids and Nickelodeon, I have my ways around that.

 

[Mr Tony]

Teen Mom: Trailer Park Edition?

I thought that was every episode?

 

[gadgtfreek]

LOL.

 

[CK SatGuy]

I didn't do that, but was on the local news when they pulled the channels 10 years ago

Back then in '04, Viacom had more leverage because they owned CBS (and as a result, their O&Os). If the idiots at Viacom had any brains, they would have kept CBS and not spin it off into a separate company in '06.

 

[Jack Freeman]

Tv Land shows the same stuff that METV carries. Plus METV is free

What channel is METV? I cannot find it.

I did find this on another site: "We don't carry that channel sorry but you can put in a request "

 

[Mr Tony]

What channel is METV? I cannot find it."

MeTV is a over the air subchannel in alot of markets. Requires a TV antenna

www.metv.com

 

[charlesrshell]

What channel is METV? I cannot find it.

I did find this on another site: "We don't carry that channel sorry but you can put in a request "

In the St Louis area METV is OTA affiliated with local CBS channel 004.02.

 

[gadgtfreek]

In the St Louis area METV is OTA affiliated with local CBS channel 004.02.

Mine is with CBS OTA too.