Jul 20 - Directv and Viacom come to agreement

DirecTV, Viacom resolve fee dispute
July 20, 2012


EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — DirecTV and Viacom Inc. say they have settled a dispute that will bring shows such as those featuring the cartoon character Sponge Bob and the comedian Jon Stewart back to DirecTV subscribers.

Seventeen Viacom channels — including MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon — had not been accessible to some 20 million DirecTV customers since July 10 as the two companies haggled over how much DirecTV should pay to carry those channels.

Terms of the deal announced Friday were not disclosed.

On Tuesday Viacom decided to let new episodes of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" be shown on its websites, easing a blockade of online viewings that it imposed last week.

DirecTV subscribers will also be able to see Viacom shows on tablets, laptops and other devices using DirecTV's Everywhere platform.


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Had to go back through my favorites and re-add these channels. Gotta love the internet. Didnt have to miss workaholics on tuesday cause we streamed it.

glad i called and "complained" about not having these channels and got my sunday ticket maxx for free and 40 bucks off my bill next 18 months [pic]

Dam! i wonder if its too late lol I shouldnt of been too lazy too "complain"

so we can watch !! online, sorry didnt read

Damn, we just switched over to comcast yesterday....

[pic] my daughter needs her Dora.... damn bastards! bout time!

all over no comedy central and mtv for like a week? [pic]

Don't worry, Viacom will be after Comcast for more money soon as well.

people dont see the problem with viacom bullying DirectTV. in a sense DirectTV stood up for its customers not trying to pay more.

Still no MTVJams… [pic]

I get my !! through FTA, so I cannot complain too much, but I wish Dish would get AMC back. I hate having to find Breaking Bad somewhere else. Plus, I'll have to do the same damn thing for The Walking Dead.

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Florida...so dish isn't the best idea.