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There's a "your provider dropped your favorite shows" scuffle every six months. It's a negotiating tactic. This is no more newsworthy than the "suit is back" st
by mkr-hn 14y ago
There's a "your provider dropped your favorite shows" scuffle every six months. It's a negotiating tactic. This is no more newsworthy than the "suit is back" story: http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
- georgemcbay 14y agoThis is noteworthy because of Viacom pulling down the show from the Internet, which impacts everyone (well, everyone who would want to watch The Daily Show on the Internet) and not just DirecTV subscribers. Usually I'm totally neutral about these sorts of spats, but Viacom crossed a line here. In the grand scheme of things, this is nothing to pull the pitchforks out over, but my opinion of Viacom is now far worse than it was before hearing about this and this issue wouldn't even otherwise impact me since I don't watch The Daily Show on the net and don't subscribe to DirecTV. Bad PR move, Viacom. You should probably consider firing someone over this because whoever made this call is not good at their job.
- mkr-hn 14y agoI'm not 100% sure but I think pulling shows from the web is also a normal part of this.