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Echostar/Dish Network Pulls Viacom Channels

Posted by timothy on from the take-that dept.

RedWolves2 writes "As was mentioned yesterday, Viacom was trying to warn Dish Network customers over the weekend that its channels were going to be pulled from their service. Well today those channels were finally pulled. 'EchoStar Communications Corp. on Tuesday pulled from service 16 of Viacom's local CBS stations and 10 of its national channels after the companies failed to agree on contract terms and prices.' Echostar will provide a $1 monthly credit to customers who lose programming while the channels are unavailable. Sorry but $1 a month is not exactly a fair trade off. DirecTV sounds like a great choice."

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  1. A great deal by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hell. They oughta charge an extra $5 monthly for filtering MTV and Nickelodeon out of your home. I'd pay it.

  2. Re:DIRECTV was already a great choice by nokilli · · Score: 5, Funny

    DirecTV doesn't have the same hardcore porn offerings though. Dish lets you order up porn like you would HBO or ShowTime. DirecTV makes you go with Playboy (not porn) or buy AlaCarte (big bucks.)

  3. poor guys.... by Digitus1337 · · Score: 5, Funny

    They no longer get the Sci-Fi or History channel, or even Comedy Central. Is there mass suicide watch?

  4. Re:DIRECTV was already a great choice by pyrrhonist · · Score: 4, Funny
    DirecTV doesn't have the same hardcore porn offerings though.

    Why would anybody on Slashdot be concerned about that?

    Oh, wait...

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  5. Damn! No music on MTV! by sulli · · Score: 5, Funny

    oh, wait.

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  6. Re:They can keep their overpriced content by cuebol · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree. Most of the blacklisted channels are just endless streams of commercials. Although those commercials do offer more music than MTV.....

  7. Re:DIRECTV was already a great choice by ndpatel · · Score: 5, Funny

    dude, you're on the internet. why on earth are you paying for porn?

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  8. Re:This happened in Columbus a few years back by TGK · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm actualy kind of supprised at the lengths Viacom has been willing to go on this one.

    They recently did an add in which Sponge Bob Square Pants told kids that they would never see him again if they didn't get their parrents to drop Dish Network.

    That's just hard core.

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  9. Re:DIRECTV was already a great choice by futuresheep · · Score: 5, Funny

    320x240 at 15fps is NOT what I call porn.

  10. Re:Not good enough by whmac33 · · Score: 5, Funny

    That will be a neat trick as selections will be on Sunday

  11. New Lyrics by satanami69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who lives in a their couch and watches TV

    Couch Po-ta-to

    Craving for nothing but his MTV

    Couch Po-ta-to

    If Comedy Central is all that you wish

    Couch Po-ta-to

    Call up Viacom and demand it on DISH.

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