OH NO Time Warner wants to pull all the Nick channels

[conny63malies]

At 12.01 Time Warner will pull all Nick and MTV channels, 18 in all. I dont care so much about MTV , but for crying out loud Nickelodeon and Noggin? My kids love Spongebob, Dora and Diego. All we are going to have left is Disney and Toon Disney. Leave the kids channels and dump MTV, nobody watches it anymore.

 

[dixiechick]

Really? This is the first I've heard! Oh my kids are gonna go crazy!!!

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

I thought that was just on one satelite provider.

I saw the little notice, (and it was confusing) but what I got out of it was one certain satelite provider was going to stop having those channels, but I think Dish Network and the like are still having them.

I may be wrong, though.

meri

 

[dixiechick]

we shall soon see...

 

[conny63malies]

I would gladly pay a quarter more each month to keep them happy.Thats all it takes from each customer.

 

[PurpleChicken]

Two words:

Dish Network







The cable companies days are limited. AT&T and other phone companies
also offer cable TV over the phone line. It's better and cheaper.

 

[ninjapoodles]

The stories are still being posted:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/time-warner-cable-cuts-of_n_154378.html

Basically, it's VIACOM who owns all those channels, and they're demanding that Time-Warner pay them more money to carry the channels...and Time-Warner is balking. Viacom is threatening to cut them off at midnight, and so far, Time-Warner's calling their bluff. Should be interesting to see who blinks first.

Since I live in the boonies where no cable company would traditionally go, I've had DirecTV for years now.

 

[Mojo Chick'n]

I'll bet the folks who do lose those channels won't see a reduction in their cable bill, though.

meri

 

[conny63malies]

Quote:
Thats the message on nick:

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!

Attention Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers, starting tonight, you will lose your favorite Nickelodeon shows on TV and online because of a dispute with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. You can stop this! Time Warner Cable customers call 1-800-762-3786 and Bright House Networks customers call 1-866-309-3279, AND DEMAND THEY KEEP YOUR CHANNEL! YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO CALL.

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

Time Warner doesn't want to pull the channels, Viacom does.

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-fi-viacom1-2009jan01,0,4585385.story