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1. [...] Staff | Wednesday, December 31, 2008 | 10:19 AM PT | 0 comments  With Time Warner Cable poised to take Viacom channels off the air in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas [...]

   Where to Get Your Daily Show Fix and More Online on December 31st, 2008 at 10:19 am - Permalink

2. What about TNA Impact?

   Dan on December 31st, 2008 at 10:29 am - Permalink

3. [...] having recently gotten a reduced monthly rate to go along with an upgrade to HDTV. Because while there are online alternatives for most of the programming I do watch, the fact is that more than half my reason for continuing [...]

   Time Warner: No Colbert? Count Me Out « NewTeeVee on December 31st, 2008 at 10:35 am - Permalink

4. Looks like it’s here: http://www.spike.com/full-episode/tna-impact/28838

   Liz Gannes on December 31st, 2008 at 10:38 am - Permalink

5. My Kids are getting annoyed with Nick running a bottom 1/3 black banner running most of the day Begging TWC and brighthouse customers to contact thier cable company to complain about these channels going off the air and we are Comcascustomers and we get direct TV also from the landlord .

   Joost has many Nick shows like Spongebob

   http://www.joost.com/079d68y/t/Nick

   Matt on December 31st, 2008 at 11:04 am - Permalink

6. Hi — I’m the director of digital communications at Time Warner Cable.

   To clarify: Time Warner Cable is not pulling Viacom’s programming at midnight. Viacom is pulling its programming.

   Take a look at the popup that’s showing up on websites owned by Viacom — any of ‘em, MTV.com, VH1.com, etc. The text says, in part “Attention Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks customers, starting tonight, you will lose your favorite MTV shows on TV and online because of a dispute with Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.”

   Here’s a screen shot: http://twitpic.com/ycvx

   It’s that phrase “and online” that’s really troubling. What does Viacom mean by that? If the statement’s true and not just a scare tactic, then it either means:

   1) They’re going to take all their video content off the Web and ruin it for everybody.

   2) They’re somehow going to block Time Warner Cable / Bright House/ Roadrunner subscribers only from seeing their free video content, probably by blocking a range of IP addresses.

   If they do the latter, they will be blocking our Road Runner customers – many of whom don’t even subscribe to our video service – from the same full Web experience that they provide everyone else for free.

   What will that do for the future of online video? We’re not sure, but one thing’s positive: it won’t be good.

   Jeff Simmermon on December 31st, 2008 at 2:24 pm - Permalink

7. There are always proxy servers.

   rv65 on December 31st, 2008 at 3:50 pm - Permalink

8. Jeff will Viacom ask HULU and Joost to block Time Warner customers from Viacom content that will be interesting if they do becuse HULU probably wont becuse they are owned by NBC and FOX and Joost even though it has an investment from Viacom is still an indepandant company .

   Im sure many of your internet savvy customers will just use bittorent to get the Daily Show and Colbert report if they dont already .

   Im on time Warners side in this dispute and as far as Im concerned Viacom can go screw themselves (hope your reading Viacom Execs)

   Matt on December 31st, 2008 at 5:06 pm - Permalink

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   Viacom to Take Jon Stewart, MTV & SpongeBob Off The Air on Time Warner Cable Networks « NewTeeVee on December 31st, 2008 at 7:57 pm - Permalink

10. @Jeff — Now that would be truly scary. Yuck.

    Liz Gannes on December 31st, 2008 at 8:00 pm - Permalink

11. [...] offers a list of where impacted customers can get much of the content they may be losing for free, online.read [...]

    Time Warner Cable Customers May Lose Viacom Channels - Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel… | Voip Blog on January 1st, 2009 at 2:15 am - Permalink

12. [...] But seeing as Jan. 1 is tomorrow, if you’re a true TV junkie, you may want the assurance of having that list right now. Beyond all the different complications of online distribution deals, one problem with finding Viacom shows is they have a strategy of giving them each their own site, so hopefully we can give you a full-episode kickstart at NewTeeVee. [...]

    Where to get your Daily Show fix and More Online : The Global Unanimocracy Network on January 1st, 2009 at 10:24 am - Permalink

13. [...] offers a list of where impacted customers can get much of the content they may be losing for free, online.read [...]

    Time Warner Cable Customers May Lose Viacom Channels - Viacom wants 22-36% fee increases per channel… | remove the labels | Gadgets and Life on January 1st, 2009 at 5:08 pm - Permalink

14. It’s easy to put your Internet content on your TV. PCTVCables.com

    geraldz on January 1st, 2009 at 6:20 pm - Permalink

15. Now that the disagreement has been dealt with, let’s get back to the problem millions of people encounter and where the networks are losing millions in potential ad revenue every day: international viewership. Aside from torrents and proxy’s, there are only a handful of sites available (and they are unreliable at best) to watch programs from an IP address located outside the US.

    Hulu, FanCast and other third-party sites, as well as every major network site blocks international IP’s due to “licensing” when they could just as easily sell ads (most of the advertisers either sell their items or will ship them overseas and we all know ALL of them are made overseas anyway!!) and make a bundle of money while also increasing the popularity of their shows.

    Globalization arrived quite some time ago and yet is seems that companies in the digital space are the last to figure their shit out and get the international licensing deals secured to increase their own viewers/listeners. (The same holds true for the music labels blocking sites like Pandora.com.)

    There are more people in China than anywhere else on earth and Viacom, Universal, NBC, etc. are again helping along the business of pirating, torrents, etc. instead of using their heads to both increase their profits AND secure their copyrights for the future.

    mediaslackers on January 2nd, 2009 at 1:16 am - Permalink

16. [...] posted the following as a comment on NewTeeVee’s post about the disagreement between Viacom and Time Warner Cable regarding an increase in [...]

    The Bigger Issue with Viacom and Time Warner Cable — Media Slackers on January 2nd, 2009 at 1:26 am - Permalink

17. i had to give up trying to watch Bromance after a few minutes, it’s ridiculously awkward

    coffee on January 7th, 2009 at 7:26 pm - Permalink

18. [...] which shows is an all-too complicated task for viewers and reviewers alike (see, for instance, our recent run-down of Viacom’s shows’ availability online). Networks and studios give different sites [...]

    CBS Tries to Out-Hulu Hulu with TV.com « NewTeeVee on January 12th, 2009 at 7:19 am - Permalink

19. I agree completely with geraldz above, on the issue of the problem of international viewing of online TV. It’s annoying and shortsided on the networks’ part to not figure out a way to even slightly monetize the content and open it up. The desire to view television is global, and I also will say that the BBC needs to open their net access shows to non-UK IPs, also. Trying to keep people out only makes for more determined pirates — and more sympathy for their efforts to open up and make the material available to all — and more head-shaking at the media companies’ inability to get past the obstacles — which are strictly on paper — and start working on a new model that includes world viewers.

    The Flaming Nose on January 12th, 2009 at 11:55 am - Permalink