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[ PRIVACY Forum ] DirecTV drops Viacom channels,
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Wed Jul 11 22:45:04 2012
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DirecTV drops Viacom channels, Viacom cuts Stewart/Colbert off Web, and the Torrents go wild!
http://j.mp/NoJSlJ (Examiner)
"It's unclear if this connected or not, but the timing seems more than
coincidental. Viacom, which is hassling with DirecTV over new terms
between the two companies, has suddenly removed Web access to full
episodes of two of Comedy Central's most popular shows, "The Colbert
Report" and "The Daily Show." The shutdown of Web access occurred at
the same time that Viacom pulled all its channels from DirecTV. Those
include BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1 as well
as some smaller ones, for a total of 17."
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And top trending on the Torrents now, is ...
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