If the new contract runs as long as the one that just ended after seven years, the bill would be a little over the $1 billion DirecTV claims Viacom wants; Viacom says DirecTV’s claim that it’s looking ...

The latest dispute between a programmer and pay TV operator went right up to the midnight wire — and then straight over the cliff as 26 Viacom channels went dark on DirecTV. more And, as usual, no ...

This morning’s end to the 10-day standoff between DirecTV and Viacom isn’t just notable for putting some of the most widely viewed TV channels back on one of the biggest pay TV services. It also marks ...

“Nearly 20 million DirecTV subscribers will be without entertainment from the programmer they watch most.” That statement from Viacom’s blog sums up the upsetting situation for DirectTV consumers who ...

LOS ANGELES -- As Mike Sorrentino, of MTV's "Jersey Shore," would put it, DirecTV and Viacom have a situation here. DirecTV dropped more than a dozen cable networks owned by Viacom including MTV, ...

CNN - Across the nation, millions of DirecTV subscribers are waking up this morning to discover they no longer have access to some of their favorite channels. Starting just before midnight Tuesday ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viacom and DirecTV fought a bruising bout over fees to a draw Friday and agreed to a long-term deal that ended a 10-day channel blackout. Their new deal restored MTV, Comedy Central ...

DirecTV and Viacom played chicken, and the customer lost: Viacom just pulled the plug on as many as 26 DirecTV channels, including MTV, Comedy Central, Spike, VH1, and Nickelodeon. As usual, the loss ...

The scuffle between DirecTV and Viacom to negotiate a new contract continued today with a new ad featuring the satellite provider's CEO Mike White addressing customers and (naturally) placing the ...