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Time Warner might drop Viacom Channels New Year's Day

post #1 of 23
12/31/08 at 10:31am
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well I woke up and turned on NOGGIN for my son and saw this scrolling along the bottom.

That TWC and Viacom can't reach an agreement and TWC would drop all of Viacom's cable channels.

READ HERE

This will suck since my son watches Nickelodeon and Noggin... but if this happens I'm calling the cable company and demanding they LOWER my cable bill.
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post #2 of 23
12/31/08 at 11:55am
I just heard about this, also. It's been awhile since I've felt like burning down all Time Warner offices to the ground and killing all their families, so it was about time. I gots to have my Daily Show and Colbert.
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post #3 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:03pm
And yet one of the many reasons I don't have a cable hook up outside of the internet.

Enjoy your dick mesauring contest you two mega-billion corporations you.
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post #4 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:11pm
Shit. I just switched back to TW after AT&T fucked me with a botched attempt to install U-verse and their subsequent fucking terrible customer service. My main reasoning for TW over DirecTV/Dish was all of the free Noggin on demand stuff for my kids. This sucks, though everyone knows any impasse will be temporary. They need each other. Viacom will be back on in 6 weeks or less I bet.
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post #5 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:11pm
Damn, this affects Bright House too. AT&T needs to hurry up and bring U-Verse to our area.
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post #6 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:12pm
What's funny is that who would affect this more? TW or Viacom? Seeing how TW is one of the biggest cable operators. I would think this would shoot Viacom in the foot big time.
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post #7 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:40pm
Time Warner (the networks, not the cable provider side) went through this with Comcast a couple of years ago. There was a lot of similar posturing, and a settlement at the 11th hour. Bottom line is this: Viacom can't afford to lose their cable operator fees (which are more important in this soft ad market) and Time Warner Cable can't afford the loss of subscribers. They'll settle.
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post #8 of 23
12/31/08 at 12:44pm
They will both huff and puff but the whole thing will probably be resolved within the week.

I remember the same thing happened a few years ago when I had Dish Network; it seemed like we were only without Comedy Central for a couple of days.
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post #9 of 23
12/31/08 at 2:04pm
It would be nice if Comedy would broadcast in HD
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post #10 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:10pm
Because Strangers with Candy deserves to be seen in crystal clear clarity.
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post #11 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:14pm
If I have HD fucking Family Guy available to me, I should have South Park too. Guinea Tyrannosaurus Rex in 1080p, bitches.
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post #12 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:18pm
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Originally Posted by Renn Brown View Post
If I have HD fucking Family Guy available to me
I've been seeing HD family guy too, but I have all the DVDs and they are in 4:3 and looks like what I've been seeing is widescreen formatted. I don't think the picture is being stretched on the broadcasts?

Was family guy originally cropped to 4:3?
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post #13 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:19pm
Animation is typically full frame.
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post #14 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:22pm
Glad I've got Comcast ... and that the MLB Network is already up and running in my channel lineup (though original programming doesn't start till tomorrow).
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post #15 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:24pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Animation is typically full frame.
That's what I figured. I thought was going to have to buy the set all over again to get the original aspect.
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post #16 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:30pm
No, I have the first two sets. It's full frame. Television for the most part is shot full frame. I figure it's a recent thing that tv and even animation has been shot wide.
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post #17 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:41pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
No, I have the first two sets. It's full frame. Television for the most part is shot full frame. I figure it's a recent thing that tv and even animation has been shot wide.
My guess is the recently completed season of THE SHIELD is the last live-action TV show I'll ever watch in first-run that's 4:3. Pretty much everything is shot 16X9 these days. (With some animation -- as you guys discussed -- being one notable exception.)
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post #18 of 23
12/31/08 at 3:44pm
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Originally Posted by billylove View Post
I've been seeing HD family guy too, but I have all the DVDs and they are in 4:3 and looks like what I've been seeing is widescreen formatted. I don't think the picture is being stretched on the broadcasts?
On TBS, it's stretched. On Cartoon Network, it's slightly cropped. Surprisingly, neither channel looks particularly bad, though.
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post #19 of 23
1/1/09 at 2:40am
12:40am Eastern and we've still got all the Viacom channels.

EDIT: Ah, apparently Viacom has given Time Warner a one-hour extension.
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post #20 of 23
1/1/09 at 6:01am
DirecTV.
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post #21 of 23
1/1/09 at 11:37am
Well, both sides made nice, so the channels didn't get dropped. And to top it off, Bright House finally came to an agreement with Fox Sports Florida to carry the channel, which means people in Orlando can finally watch all the Orlando Magic games on TV.
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post #22 of 23
1/1/09 at 5:31pm
Anyone else in the LA area get error 403 when accessing on-demand?
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post #23 of 23
1/7/09 at 4:31pm
Old news now, but found this funny ad with Viacom's cartoon characters begging for a raise ...



Love the look on Boots.
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