Viacom blocks online episodes in pay TV fee fight with DirecTV

Viacom is ramping up its war with DirecTV over how much it is paid for shows including “The Daily Show” and “SpongeBob SquarePants.” Unfortunately, its latest tactic is causing some collateral damage.

Viacom on Wednesday shut off access to full-length episodes on its own websites such as MTV.com and ComedyCentral.com to all visitors, even those who have no stake in the dispute.

The move was apparently in response to DirecTV telling its 20 million U.S. subscribers where on the Internet they could find programs they could no longer watch on TV.

» via Washington Post

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  1. skunky2 reblogged this from infoneer-pulse and added:
    If they touch South Park Studios they are going to get a “friendly” email from me!!
  2. nonfinis reblogged this from infoneer-pulse and added:
    ARRRRGH! Now this directly interferes with me Daily Show/Colbert Report watching!
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  4. ahandsomestark reblogged this from infoneer-pulse and added:
    nothing about this makes any sense
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