Directv channels gone

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lbmore33
lbmore33 Posts: 1,013 Member
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So Directv just dropped abt 17 channels here as of 12am...stating that the owner (Viacom) forced them to suspend programming...this is ridiculous. Will try to resolve the problem w/o incresing your bill...this is some BS!!!!!!!!!
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  • SkinnyByTammie
    SkinnyByTammie Posts: 28
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    Time Warner cable did the same thing today....
  • couponfun
    couponfun Posts: 714 Member
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    Used to be customer of both...loving FIOS now :smile:
  • george29223
    george29223 Posts: 556 Member
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    whewwww was scared there for a minute but jussssst checked the food porn channel is still there whewwwwwwwwwwwww stope scaring me like that peopleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
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    I love my Dish Network
  • terri0527
    terri0527 Posts: 678 Member
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    We just went thru this crap not long ago with FX and some other channels.... greedy *kitten*!
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
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    I have direct tv. I will have to check and see if they dropped any in my area. Sprout still works which is all that's ever on in my house in the morning.
  • vaman
    vaman Posts: 253 Member
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    Those channels will be back soon. The money is way too big for Viacom and DirecTV not to resolve it quickly.
  • Nekhet
    Nekhet Posts: 380
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    We just went thru this crap not long ago with FX and some other channels.... greedy *kitten*!

    Amen Miss Terri...that's what it is always about with these people...
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
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    It's the same over again. Was Fox channels before. Now these....it's about the money.
    Let's look for an increase in our bill.
  • angieleighbyrd
    angieleighbyrd Posts: 989 Member
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    I just read through the FAQ page on direct tv's website.

    I don't want an increase in my bill, but at the same time, I'm almost willing to break my contract if they don't get it resolved soon. I know it's VIACOM doing this, but still. Most of the channels I watch are gone. My husband is gonna be pissed when he gets home and realizes that a&e is gone. I was watching oxygen and I didn't think it was part of the list that is gone but then all the sudden the channel changed and it's not even in the guide list anymore. There is no point in me paying 100 bucks a month when I won't even be watching it.
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
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    When you have DirecTV you lose Viacom, when you lose Viacom your kids cant watch Nickelodeon, when your kids cant watch Nickelodeon they discover the Disecovery Channel and when they discover the Disovery Channel they run away to live with the monkeys...dont have your kids run away to live with the monkeys

    i only watch sports and Investigation Discovery so i wont notice
  • krue1971
    krue1971 Posts: 167 Member
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    I love my Dish Network
    Me too until I miss the Walking Dead cuz Dish is dropping amc then I'll be a Directv customer I guess.
  • soxx226
    soxx226 Posts: 89 Member
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    My Comedy Central is gone :( really the only one I watched out of the 17
  • RoseRed17
    RoseRed17 Posts: 4 Member
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    I'm actually glad direct tv didn't cave in. Getting those channels means a 3% increase to customers. With the economy the way it is, I can't afford that. I'm now getting Sprout and Disney Jr. My kids can watch Dora on PBS.
  • MalSponseller
    MalSponseller Posts: 217 Member
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    From an xfinity ad I heard on the radio (trying to gain customers, of course), the channels dropped by Direct TV were all associated with AMC.
  • mamo1014
    mamo1014 Posts: 129 Member
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    I love my Dish Network
    Me too until I miss the Walking Dead cuz Dish is dropping amc then I'll be a Directv customer I guess.

    I also have Dish and Breaking Bad starts on Sunday. I was trying to figure out where I was going to go to watch it. This morning on the news, it reported that Breaking Bad will be shown on AMC.com. Whew! Maybe they'll show your Walking Dead too.
  • ComicBookGeekGirl
    ComicBookGeekGirl Posts: 202
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    I love my Dish Network
    Does Dish Network not carry these channels or did they increase the price of your bill? Most of those channels were the main ones we watched. This sucks and we are locked in for two years. At least we have all of the movie channels for free, (for the next two months), and the NFL package for free this year.
  • b1delane
    b1delane Posts: 261 Member
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    These big Corporations need to have better working relations with their distributors when writing and signing a major Contract. This dispute between Viacom and DirecTV is a classic example of one company trying to get one up on the other because of a previously flawed contract and working relationship. The problem is, that while this Billion dollar revenue companies are fighting the PAYING customers have to deal with the consequences of their petty dispute! I am a very loyal DirecTV customer but this is beyond shady!
  • b1delane
    b1delane Posts: 261 Member
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    When you have DirecTV you lose Viacom, when you lose Viacom your kids cant watch Nickelodeon, when your kids cant watch Nickelodeon they discover the Disecovery Channel and when they discover the Disovery Channel they run away to live with the monkeys...dont have your kids run away to live with the monkeys

    i only watch sports and Investigation Discovery so i wont notice


    HAHAHA...so true!
  • jerbear67
    jerbear67 Posts: 247 Member
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    Sounds like DirectTV and Dish Network can not longer advertise they offer more channels than cable. I had Dish and HATED them. I don't understand how they can have you under a contract and pull crap like this. If changes like this that happen in other industries the contract would be null and void. As much as Charter irritates me at least I can pull the plug at any moment without a penalty and go to streaming netflix and hulu from my not so smart, smart TVs.

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