Time Warner Cable Customers May Lose Viacom Channels - Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel... - dslreports.com
Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel...
08:42AM Wednesday Dec 31 2008 by Karl Bode
User Heterman writes in to note that a dispute between Time Warner Cable and Viacom may result in Time Warner Cable customers losing Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels unless the two sides can reach an agreement. Time Warner Cable tells the Associated Press that Viacom is demanding programming rate increases of between 22 percent and 36 percent per channel, a hike Time Warner calls "exorbitant." "Basically we're trying to hold the line for our customer," insists the cable company. But the operator goes on to note that part of the dispute is that Viacom won't share revenue from online video.
Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel...
08:42AM Wednesday Dec 31 2008 by Karl Bode
User Heterman writes in to note that a dispute between Time Warner Cable and Viacom may result in Time Warner Cable customers losing Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central and 16 other channels unless the two sides can reach an agreement. Time Warner Cable tells the Associated Press that Viacom is demanding programming rate increases of between 22 percent and 36 percent per channel, a hike Time Warner calls "exorbitant." "Basically we're trying to hold the line for our customer," insists the cable company. But the operator goes on to note that part of the dispute is that Viacom won't share revenue from online video.
