Checking: Did Dish Network Delete Comedy Channel?

[UTUSN]

Am going there now.

[Renew Deal]

1. I have seen warnings on Cablevision that this might happen

It didn't seem certain and I thought it was bullshit. Maybe not

[bicentennial_baby]

2. Comcast has been running a crawl all weekend

Saying that Dish was threatening to pull Com Central, Mtv, Vh1, BET Nickelodeon and a bunch of other channels. :shrug:

[woofless]

3. It's still there.

[zbird]

4. The deadline is midnight PST.

I guess we'll find out then. Neither side is saying anything right now. My kids will be distraught if Nick goes blank tomorrow.

[LynneSin]

5. Why are they pulling these channel

what gives???

[zbird]

6. Pissing match between EchoStar and Viacom. Consumer loses.

snip...
In January, EchoStar filed a lawsuit in federal court in San Francisco alleging Viacom was illegally trying to force EchoStar to carry Viacom-owned MTV, Spike and other cable channels at unfair prices in exchange for the right to carry 18 CBS-owned stations in 15 big-city markets, including Denver.

EchoStar CEO Charlie Ergen has said he would rather drop CBS in some cities rather than give in to Viacom's demands.

snip...

Viacom spokeswoman Susan Duffy said Monday that EchoStar has raised rates by as much as $3 per month yet balked at paying increases of less than 6 cents per month per subscriber for all of Viacom's networks.

from: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/8137656.htm

[Deja Q]

7. Liecnsing fees... Viacom owns more than I thought... (link)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=855732

:cry:

[Lindsey]

8. I have no comedy central now :-(

...that means no Daily Show, no Reno 911, etc. Thank you Viacom.

[Beaker]

9. noooo...

thank-you dish network.

I don't know about you, but i pay my bill to dishnetwork, NOT viacom.

[Robb]

10. If you get a can of soup with broken glass in it...

Do you blame the local market? Or Campbell's?

Just curious. :eyes:

[Beaker]

11. i'd take it to the store where i bought it...

NOT the factory.

any more questions???

:eyes: