Time Cable Channels

[ashfire]

Yahoo News is saying that alot of Time cable channels could shut down by tonight
depending on if they get paid a extra amount of money by cable providers. This maybe in just three states but could there be more involved.
This has all MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon channels being shut down.

[ADXC]

Well it's in my state as well, I have been seeing the messages on tv.

But I actually have Suddenlink(Formally Cox) so I don't have to worry about it.

[Roy Mustang]

The deal is Viacom has demanded that Time Warner Cable pay an extra 12% to carry its package of 19 channels including MTV, VH-1, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Spike and TV Land. Time Warner has refused, saying the increase amounts to an additional $39 million a year on top of the hundreds of millions of dollars that it already pays Viacom.

Also Bright House Cable will lose the 19 channels, since Time Warner Cable owns a major interest in Bright House.

So, when it comes down to it, will be every Time Warner Cable and Bright House Cable subscribers will be hit. There are 12.3 million subscribers nationwide for Time Warner Cable.



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[Tsukuyomi]

I grew up on Nickelodeon, so there is some sadness attached to it 8(

I really wish they'd tell us what they're gonna be replaced with u_u

[Roy Mustang]

Time Warner Cable, Viacom reach deal, avoid blackout

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Time Warner Cable Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal with Viacom Inc. on carriage fees, avoiding a blackout of 19 cable channels including MTV and Comedy Central.

The two sides, citing disagreement over fee hikes, had threatened a damaging blackout at midnight Eastern time that would have cut off shows such as "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "The Colbert Report" to about 15.7 million subscribers.

Shortly after agreeing to extend a midnight deadline by an hour, Time Warner Cable spokesman Alex Dudley said the sides agreed on a new contract.

The handshake deal meant the channels will not go dark and a joint statement was expected within the hour, Dudley said.

Viacom had mounted an advertising onslaught warning customers of the possible blackout, taking out ads in major newspapers and websites from The New York Times and TVGuide.com featuring a tearful "Dora the Explorer" crying and clinging to her monkey pal, Boots.

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[ShiroiHikari]

Oh Viacom, what are we going to do with you?

[Spirit_Wolf8356]

[color="DarkOrchid"] I have to admit my first reaction was just to shrug. *chuckles* I don't watch any of those channels.

Now if they take away Discover, Animal Planet, and Disney, we're going to have some words.[/color]

[KagayakiWashi]

So, Spongebob can now continue to run rampant for about 25 hours a day........