DIRECTV customers receive 17 separate Viacom owned cable channels, including BET, VH1, TV Land, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and MTV. As of today Viacom has forced DIRECTV to stop airing all of those channels over a dispurte on licensing fees. Viacom suspended DIRECTV’s right to air the channels to try to make their 20 million customers angry, a fairly common tactic in these type standoffs. DIRECTV claims Viacom is demanding 30 percent more – more than a billion dollars extra – for this programming. Derek Chang, DirecTV‘s EVP Content, Strategy and Development, told Deadline.com that ratings for channels including Nickelodeon are … Continue reading Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, And More Go Dark For Millions