I like to read? (Smiles)You wonder why the OP has only posted 7 times since joying last June.
Many calculated that they would have lost more customers by increasing cable rates than by dropping the Viacom channels. Smaller cable operators already pay higher per-subscriber fees than big operators, such as Comcast Corp. , which have the leverage to negotiate volume discounts. Cable executives say the new Viacom agreement would have meant paying more than a 100% increase from 2013 rates over the course of the five-year deal.
The deal doesn't expire this year, but the renewal is this year?article said:The company's deal with Dish doesn't expire this year, according to Jeremy Zweig, a spokesman for New York-based Viacom. In a research note, Bazinet said the "Viacom/Dish carriage renewal -– likely slated for 2015 -– is apt to be particularly contentious."
So Charlie's mere existence is now costing stockholders of other companies?
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I'd say Mitch.You would think Mitchflorida or Mark609 wrote the article!![]()
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