Still no "Jersey Shore" for DirecTV subscribers.
(Credit: MTV)
Viacom fired another shot at DirecTV today, telling DirecTV customers that the satellite provider won't compromise with Viacom to restore programming.
Viacom continues to keep 26 networks -- including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, VH1, Spike TV, TV Land, and CMT -- off DirecTV until the companies reach an agreement.
Viacom said in a blog post that DirecTV has "no intention" of working with Viacom and shows no "urgency" in compromising.
"We made a significant and comprehensive compromise proposal to DirecTV last Thursday that could have resulted in restoring all of our services to DirecTV subscribers by Friday morning. We have since made several additional compromise proposals -- even as recently as last night -- to find a resolution acceptable to DirecTV," the blog said. "Unfortunately, DirecTV has moved backwards significantly and created more obstacles to reaching an agreement. Rather than fulfill its promise to subscribers for a quick resolution of this negotiation, it now appears that DirecTV will continue to purposefully and indefinitely deprive its subscribers..."
DirecTV called Viacom's statements about negotiations "completely inaccurate." The provider told CNET in a state... [Read more]
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