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This is how the era of traditional TV begins to end ... not with a whimper, but with a grudge match. -- (link)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jul 11 '12, 16:37

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http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/07/viacom-pulls-the-daily-show-offline-as-a-result-of-contract-dispute/ (arstechnica.com)

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Wow. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 11, 17:47
This is when I start feeling less sympathy for people pirating things for free. - Bacon Jul 11, 17:12 2
- less sympathy for the companies -- nm - Bacon Jul 11, 17:13 1
  - Also while I am ranting. It sucks that Direct TV has a monopoly on the NFL ticket. -- nm - Bacon Jul 11, 17:13
Ratings have dropped...but we want 30% more money. F**k you Viacom, f**k you. - Will Hunting Jul 11, 17:09 5
- I agree. -- nm - Epiphany Jul 11, 17:19 4
  - Especially when you control the on-line rights so you're begging for more money from a service you've cannibalized in the first place. - Will Hunting Jul 11, 17:23 3
    - The whole thing is amazingly dumb. I hope Direct TV holds out forever -- nm - Epiphany Jul 11, 17:33 2
      - Yep, I'm 100% Team DirecTv. - Will Hunting Jul 11, 17:34 1
        
        Agreed to IM -- nm - Epiphany Jul 11, 17:38
Substitute: era of traditional TV with Viacom - oblique Jul 11, 17:03
Wow. -- nm - Guigue Jul 11, 17:01
oh it's going to get ugly between content providers and cable companies -- nm - Remlik Jul 11, 16:41 5
- content will tell cable comanies to piss off and offer their goods online -- nm - budice Jul 11, 16:43 4
  - and then the cable comapanies will deny them internet access -- nm - Remlik Jul 11, 16:45 3
    - And then the anti trust lawsuits will be hitting the courts. -- nm - Bacon Jul 11, 16:58
    - Woohoo!!! -- nm - Verizon FiOS Jul 11, 16:53
    - cant stop the signal Mal -- nm - budice Jul 11, 16:47

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