Cablevision has filed suit against Viacom, accusing the company of forcing the cable firm to carry and pay for little-watched channels in exchange for access to more popular channels like Comedy Central.
pcmag.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
Cablevision sued Viacom for making it pay for low-rated cable networks in order to access to Viacom's popular channels.
cnbc.com (2 months and 25 days ago)

Cable TV company Cablevision sued Viacom, arguing that the operator of pay-TV networks like Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central is "illegally forcing" it to carry and pay for 14 channels that aren't watched very much.
cleveland.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
Cablevision said it filed an antitrust suit against Viacom, alleging the entertainment company forced it to carry more than a dozen "lesser-watched" channels for the right to carry such networks as Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central
wsj.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
While CBS 21's parent company said DirecTV may not carry their channels as an agreement ends Thursday with no sign of a new contract, DirecTV says the Sinclair Broadcast Group is just trying to scare people.
pennlive.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
Cablevision this week provided more details about its complaint against Viacom, arguing that the company threatened to impose fines in excess of $1 billion if Cablevision refused to carry certain channels.
pcmag.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
Last week, Cablevision sued Viacom claiming that the media giant is violating antitrust laws by making Cablevision carry less-watched channels, like Teen Nick and MTV Jams, to get Viacom's more popular networks like MTV and Comedy Central.
forbes.com (2 months and 19 days ago)

While much of the media conversation has focused on the departure of Jay Leno from The Tonight Show's hosting desk despite his being the top dog among the broadcast networks' late-night programming, cable net Comedy Central is touting a lesser-known fact: both Jon Stewart's Daily Show and Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report are beating them all in a particularly young demo.
mediaite.com (1 month and 16 days ago)

By Liana B. Baker Feb 26 (Reuters) - New York-based cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp said it filed an antitrust lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Viacom Inc forced it to pay for 14 cable networks it did not want as a condition of carrying the media company's more popular channels such as Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central. The case represents the latest flare up in...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 26 days ago)
Cablevision filed a lawsuit Tuesday afternoon suing Viacom over unwanted channels. The outcome of the trial could rattle the cable business.
palmbeachpost.com (2 months and 24 days ago)
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