Tuesday, July 10, 2012

DirecTV-Viacom spat may black out top cable channels today




The cast of "Jersey Shore" may disappear for DirecTV subscribers.


(Credit: MTV)

DirecTV customers may soon need to get their "Jersey Shore" and "Daily Show" fix elsewhere.


A dispute over terms of a new distribution agreement between DirecTV and Viacom, which operates channels such as MTV and Comedy Central, could leave millions of satellite-TV customers without their favorite cable channels if a deal isn't struck by midnight tonight.


DirecTV has rejected all of Viacom's proposal, and has proposed an offer that is below the industry rate, Viacom said in a blog post late yesterday.


CNET contacted DirecTV for comment. We'll update the story when the company responds.


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