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http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=215421.0
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> Directv posted this on FACEBOOK....
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> DIRECTV has absolutely no intention of removing your favorite Viacom
> networks like Nickelodeon, Comedy Central or MTV. But, unfortunately,
> Viacom executives sent a letter to us today, forcing us to take these
> channels down by midnight tomorrow if we don’t come to an agreement.
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> We asked Viacom to allow us to keep the channels up while we continue
> to negotiate but they refused. They are using this tactic to try and
> leverage over a 30% increase (that’s an additional one billion
> dollars) from our customers. We’re working diligently on a new
> agreement to keep making these channels available at a fair price to
> our customers.
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> But in the meantime, ask Viacom to do the right thing and give DIRECTV
> the permission to keep these channels on while we continue to
> negotiate. We will also ask Viacom to keep making these networks
> available during any of our private business discussions.
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https://twitter.com/#!/search/Viacom
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