I don't want my MTV anymore

[jcollie719]

I subscribed to DirecTV in 2008, about a month after moving into my condo. I compared the prices of the phone/Internet/cable bundles offered by Comcast and what was then Qwest (now CenturyLink.) The Qwest/DirecTV bundle gave me more of the channels I wanted to have (Comcast's basic cable didn't carry certain networks) and clearer picture quality, with the bundle costing about $40 a month less than Comcast.

This past week, DirecTV announced that Viacom ordered the company to stop carrying its channels due to negotiations over how much Viacom wanted DirecTV and its subscribers to pay to receive them. The channels include MTV, MTV2, VH1, VH1 Classic, BET, Centric, CMT, Logo, Spike and Comedy Central. Out of those, I watch Comedy Central the most and occasionally watch shows on Logo and Centric. Most of the "music" channels hardly show music anymore, focusing mainly on reality shows and movies. If Viacom wants me to pay more, they need to make their channels at least good enough to justify the cost increase.

Comments

[rapidtrabbit.livejournal.com]

Viacom's cable offerings also include Nickelodeon, Nick At Night, TVLand, Nick Jr. TeenNick, and Nicktoons.

Just last Winter, Time Warner Cable had a similar carriage disspute with MSG Networks, and prior ones with NewsCorp. and Disney/ABC.

Funny how whenever a program supplier gets into these disputes they try to get viewers to switch TV providers when the problem will eventually follow behind too.

[lunchiesdogangl.livejournal.com]

I know. Before I moved into my condo, my family had subscribed to what was then Adelphia (now C0mcast.) The Viacom channels all had crawls asking viewers to call Adelphia's toll-free number to demand keeping the channels. I heard Viacom is now having a similar dispute with another cable provider (Brighthouse?)