Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, other Viacom channels come off DirecTV
News & Observer excerpt
Viacom said it had "proposed a fair deal that amounted to an increase of only a couple pennies per day, per subscriber" and that it hopes that "DirecTV will work with us toward a resolution, and stop denying its subscribers access to the networks they watch most."
Feuds between programmers and distributors over rates are not uncommon but it is rare when channels are actually taken off the service. DirecTV risks losing subscribers and Viacom could see its ratings take a hit from the loss of distribution.
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