A Few TV Channels No More?! --- [Breaking News! Read to find out!]

[MuskratSusie]

NOTE: This has nothing to do with the digital transition in February. This is a recent event in the cable company that has just been made known today.

Starting tonight, MTV Networks (they own Nickelodeon, TV Land, VH1, MTv, Comedy Central, etc.) will be pulling the channels from Brighthouse Networks and Time Warner Cable. If you are in service of either network, you will lose these channels. These companies are working out a negotiation, but MTv Networks is not cooperating.

So basically, it is not just Spongebob... it is all of Nick, MTv, VH1, Comedy Central, TV Land, Spike TV, and others.

You can voice your opinion by sending either network an email.

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I think that this is just wrong in so many ways. This is seriously messed up...what do you have to say about this?

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*Breaking News*
Jan 1st 2009 at 2:45AM
Most of you know about The Time Warner Cable vs Viacom thing
(and about losing spongebob along with Nick, MTv, VH1 & some others)

well you can all relax now because of this:

Both sides have confirmed the cable giant(Time Warner Cable) reached an agreement in principle with Viacom

Glenn Britt, President and CEO of Time Warner Cable said, "We are pleased that our customers will continue to be able to watch the programming they enjoy on MTV Networks. We are sorry they had to endure a day of public disagreement as we worked through this negotiation."

So all you TWC memebers can keep your channels and sit back and relax.

Source: Engadget HD & Viacom

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Side note:

Even though my family doesn't have those companies, I just wanted to let you all know what was going on.

Happy New Year!​

 

[IMGN]

Awesome.

 

[MuskratSusie]

Awesome.

 

[OneTreeHill]

Wow, that sucks.

I don't think they should do that.

 

[IMGN]

 

[princesskelz]

i say that going across my TV this morning!
i think its stupid but it must have been a disagrement between the two cable companies

 

[ms.tinkerpoo]

I saw this on the bottom of the screen when I was watching Spongebob.
But I think that it's pretty dumb that they don't wnat to air. Does anybody know why?

 

[PigletGurl]

stop trolling the boards

 

[PurpleDucky]

Doesn't bother me either way, I'm not on either of those cable companies.

 

[MuskratSusie]

Why do you think that? How is it "Awesome." ?

Just wondering..

 

[IMGN]

stop trolling the boards

Stop telling me not to troll when I'm not trolling.

 

[questionmark]

I'm pretty sure they're fighting over money.
They'll probably have to work something out eventually, I'm sure some of their customers will be switching providers without those channels.

 

[Cassidy]

So Nick is going to be gone?


I NEED GEORGE LOPEZ!

 

[chisnpeke]

Time Warner is so greedy. We have them and they have gotten bad in the last few years. I don't watch MTV or Nickelodeon but I would miss VH1 and TVLand. I'm sure they'll get it figured out but it would really be sad for little kids who can't watch Nick anymore. I loved that so much when I was little (though 90s Nick was much better!)

 

[::Snow_White::]

I saw that too.
But luckily, I don't think we're on those cable companies either.
If we were I wouldn't really miss any of them, except maybe vh1.

 

[goofyandplutoluver]

I hope I'm not on either of those cable companies.
I would cry if I didn't have Nick@Nite. xD

 

[TinkerTracy]

Luckily I'm not with either of those companies.
If I was I'd be pissed, I need my trashy reality shows!

 

[tinkerbelle22]

I saw that too.
But luckily, I don't think we're on those cable companies either.
If we were I wouldn't really miss any of them, except maybe vh1.

Same here.
I saw it go across the screen when I was watching I love the new millennium on VH1. That's really weird, I hope everything works out.

 

[HouseMD1120]

Stop telling me not to troll when I'm not trolling.

Then be mature and make some sense.


That is so stupid of them. Thats a lot of channels to take away. Luckily, I have direct tv so I dont think I'm going to be affected.

 

[valeriesunshine]

Stop telling me not to troll when I'm not trolling.

hah you're amazing, my friend.