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[ NNSquad ] DirecTV drops Viacom channels, Viacom cuts Stewart/Colbert off Web, and the Torrents go wild!


DirecTV drops Viacom channels, Viacom cuts Stewart/Colbert off Web, and the Torrents go wild!

http://j.mp/NoJSlJ  (Examiner)

  "It's unclear if this connected or not, but the timing seems more than
   coincidental. Viacom, which is hassling with DirecTV over new terms
   between the two companies, has suddenly removed Web access to full
   episodes of two of Comedy Central's most popular shows, "The Colbert
   Report" and "The Daily Show."  The shutdown of Web access occurred at
   the same time that Viacom pulled all its channels from DirecTV. Those
   include BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1 as well
   as some smaller ones, for a total of 17."

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And top trending on the Torrents now, is ...

--Lauren--
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Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org 
Founder:
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