Viacom real increase: 6 CENTS PER SUBSCRIBER/MONTH for all VIACOM NETWORKS!!!

[DDRio]

It is just me?

6 cents increase per subscriber per month?

Don't you think Charlie has gone too far just for 6 cents and the addition of NickToons?

6 CENTS!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

What I believe is the real $3 price increase on AEP!!!!

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/040308/echostar_viacom_1.html

 

[Juan]

6 cent x 9million=540000 dollars x ? years...i believe it!!!!

 

[mwgiii]

Remember that 6 cents it the Viacom line.

Dish says hundreds of millions.

Who knows what the real truth is.

 

[melvis1907]

Must be alot of people po'd at Charlie. Dish's site is locked up. I've tried to log on for the last 30 minutes and get nothing. I guess Charlie is going to have alot of e-mails to delete. :shocked

 

[DDRio]

average increase on all subscribers:

$1 (possibly underestimating!!!!)

1*9 million = $9 million

9 million >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 540,000

 

[sprite1741]

Remember that 6 cents it the Viacom line.

Dish says hundreds of millions.

Who knows what the real truth is.

Dish wouldn't play this high stakes game over 6 cents so don't believe what Viacom says. Besides if Dish doesn't take a stand than every other station is going to pull the same thing viacom is trying.

 

[DDRio]

They did the same thing when Disney was asking for a 2 cent increase on ESPN Classic. With the evidence at hand, I'll go with Viacom.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

It is 6 cents increase now, however a 40% increase over the life of the contract.

That 6 cents is an additional $6,480,000 Dish must pay a year. for the channels.

 

[n0qcu]

Isn't the 6 cents just for CBS? How much for the other Viacom channels?

 

[DDRio]

Viacom claims that the 6 cents increase is FOR ALLLLLLLLLLL viacom networks.

 

[dbronstein]

So raise my rates 6 cents a month and put the f-ing channels back on the air. If this isn't resolved by tourney time next week, Dish is toast. They need viacom a hell of a lot more than Viacom needs them.

Dennis

 

[psycaz]

One thing to remember is that these increases are cumulative if I am understanding correctly - it would be another 6 cents every year for the lenght of the contract. 1st year, 6 cents above last contract - year 2, 12 cents above.

If that is per channel, then I can definitley understand Charlies position. CBS may be worth that, but the other channels may not in his eyes. Hence his desire to split the negotiations for rates.