DirecTV and Viacom have averted a blackout that would have removed channels such as BET and Comedy Central from the pay-TV service. The contract between DirecTV parent AT&T and Viacom expired at ...

“AT&T-DIRECTV is about to drop MTV ... We are on the side of customer choice and value and want to keep Viacom’s channels in our customers’ lineups. We hope to avoid any interruption ...

On Saturday, Viacom updated its KeepViacom.com website with this message: "Thank you for your patience as we work to reach an agreement with AT&T-DIRECTV to keep Viacom channels on the air." ...

In 2012, a dispute between Viacom and DirecTV led to a nine-day blackout. “We are on the side of customer choice and value and want to keep Viacom’s channels in our customers’ lineups,” AT ...

DirecTV and Viacom have agreed on a carriage renewal pact ... and I will of course keep you posted.” DirecTV had most of the leverage, but the satcaster couldn’t afford to alienate more ...

Viacom is largely blaming AT&T’s behemoth power with DirecTV, U-verse, and WarnerMedia under its purview. “Unfortunately, AT&T is abusing its new market position by favoring its own content ...

Viacom stock was rising Monday after the company announced it had reached a deal to keep its channels on DirecTV. The back story. Viacom stock (ticker: VIAB) fell more than 7% last week while the ...

A dispute between satellite provider DirecTV and the media company Viacom led late Tuesday to nearly ... willing to work with our customers to keep them happy.” “We have not seen an impact ...

However, that is becoming a more common occurrence lately. DirecTV said it wanted to keep Viacom’s channels on while the two tried to hammer out an agreement but its request was denied.

Even so, they warn that the spat “may go on a long time” due to the huge gap between what Viacom wants and DirecTV is willing to pay. Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.