WVUFootball29 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Except for the fact that DirecTV and LIN already reached an agreement a few months before the TWC fiasco... Are you saying that cable companies are allowed to raise their rates, but that the people who actually provide content aren't? Lets clear this up... Yes, LIN TV agreed with DirectTV before the TW fiasco... didn't say they didn't. What I'm saying is, now that LIN showed that if you threaten to pull your channel enough people will complain and you'll get more money. TW is the first to experience this, but I believe the rest will have similar problems down the road. As for raising rates, I think in this matter its wrong. The economy is down and these companies would rather rape the little guy instead by still increasing their profits rather than hold the status quo until the "recession" lifts. Viacom raises their rates, TW raises theirs to negate their losses and people end up playing 80 bucks a month for cable. Also as addressed earlier, Verizon will do anything to steal customers in any of their forays. Phone, cell, internet, TV all the reps lie to make the sale. I had Verizon as my phone provider in college and they constantly lied or made a mistake on my bill. Its a verizon thing, they take advantage of the ones who don't catch it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Lets clear this up... Yes, LIN TV agreed with DirectTV before the TW fiasco... didn't say they didn't. What I'm saying is, now that LIN showed that if you threaten to pull your channel enough people will complain and you'll get more money. TW is the first to experience this, but I believe the rest will have similar problems down the road. Except that LIN threatened to remove their programming from DirecTV and Dish as well... TWC is the only one who played hard ball. So the whole basis of your argument (enough people will complain) isn't really all that accurate - the other carriers knew that their customers wanted the programming. As for raising rates, I think in this matter its wrong. The economy is down and these companies would rather rape the little guy instead by still increasing their profits rather than hold the status quo until the "recession" lifts. Viacom raises their rates, TW raises theirs to negate their losses and people end up playing 80 bucks a month for cable. Except that, again, TW raised their rates ($3/month) BEFORE Viacom raised theirs... So either you blame both companies or you blame neither. Also as addressed earlier, Verizon will do anything to steal customers in any of their forays. Phone, cell, internet, TV all the reps lie to make the sale. I had Verizon as my phone provider in college and they constantly lied or made a mistake on my bill. Its a verizon thing, they take advantage of the ones who don't catch it all the time. As we all know, I'm a bigger fan of switching to DirecTV or Dish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Too bad we can't get Earth to drop MTV. And VH1 is terrible too. No one cares about Nickelodeon. The only thing worth watching on Comedy Central is South Park and that's online. Plus Daily Show, Colbert Report, and reruns of Futurama. However DS, CR, and SP are all available online anyways as previously stated and Futurama is available on DVD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I can accept your statements of opinion on MTV, VH1 and Comedy Central, dont share those opinions, but....what i was thanking you for was your 'absolute' statement .... "No one cares about Nick" ....I was just very surprised to read that. because i really thought I enjoyed Nickelodeon, (Spongebob, Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents are daily staples in my TV viewing). I was pointing out how much I appreciated you telling me I was actually living a lie.....a huge weight has been lifted for me....Thanks Again, I'm SUPER sorry that the five whole words I wrote about Nick completely ruined your day. Hopefully you're able to calm down soon after I so carelessly insulted a television channel that you enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Again, I'm SUPER sorry that the five whole words I wrote about Nick completely ruined your day. Hopefully you're able to calm down soon after I so carelessly insulted a television channel that you enjoy. You're kinda being a jerk. Mandy Moore dump you on New Year's Eve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 You're kinda being a jerk. Mandy Moore dump you on New Year's Eve? My guess is the judge renewed the restraining order for 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS4LIFE Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Does anyone have a list of all these Viacom channels? I watch Vh1 and Spike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Does anyone have a list of all these Viacom channels? I watch Vh1 and Spike. Your Google broken? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom Television Networks: Comedy Central, Logo, BET, Spike, TV Land, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Noggin, The N, Nick Jr., TEENick, MTV, VH1, MTV2, CMT, Palladia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 As of 12:15 AM, the Viacom stations are still on my Time Warner cable. Either they reached a settlement, or my local system hasn't gotten the memo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 As of 12:15 AM, the Viacom stations are still on my Time Warner cable. Either they reached a settlement, or my local system hasn't gotten the memo. Did they say at 12:01 AM on January 1st? Typically, the TV day starts at 6AM, although Nielsen ratings use a 3AM start time, if I remember correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Did they say at 12:01 AM on January 1st? Typically, the TV day starts at 6AM, although Nielsen ratings use a 3AM start time, if I remember correctly. The article I read on Yahoo did say 12:01 AM. I can't find the link for it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The article I read on Yahoo did say 12:01 AM. I can't find the link for it right now. My guess is it's a holiday so nobody's actually there to pull the plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS4LIFE Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Your Google broken? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viacom No. I just read about it in the paper Wed morning and I really dont get online as :(much as I used to with taking care of mom,who has been sick for awhile. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Philster Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's settled http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...R3hjsAD95E5H780 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kegtapr Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 This failed marketing pitch was brought to you by fezmid. Directv, we suck slightly less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 This failed marketing pitch was brought to you by fezmid. Directv, we suck slightly less. Cablelady saves the day once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 It's settled http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...R3hjsAD95E5H780 I was going to say that it had to be settled. We never lost the channels here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 This failed marketing pitch was brought to you by fezmid. Directv, we suck slightly less. Dish and DirecTV suck MUCH less; actually, DirecTV's customer service actually rocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Cablelady saves the day once again! Was there ever any doubt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Was there ever any doubt? You did slip a little with the CBS affiliate thing... But we knew you wouldn't let that happen twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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