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| said by dcurrey:Wouldn't TW pulling the channels also hurt Viacom. Don't they get a share of advertising dollars. I would think the loss of of few million viewers would hurt Viacom more than what the are asking. It's a political game, and someone needs to blink first.... This is not the first time channels have been pulled off of a cable or satellite company, and within a few weeks after that one of the two will give up just enough for the other to agree.
Neither TWC or Viacom wants to lose. They will arm wrestle for a while, then come to an agreement of some sorts.... both companies will have lost some revenue by then (advertisement for Viacom, people leaving for sat/telco for TWC) and in the end the remaining customers will foot the bill, either in rising fees or in more advertisement.
Welcome to the capitalist, western world.  |
