Time Warner Cable to lose Viacom channels on January 1st

Some of these channels I could care less about, but my daughter likes her morning cartoon! How am I to explain to her that not only can she not watch noggin but that she can't play her games online either! That's right, I spoke with a TWC rep and if u have TW internet service u will no longer get these shows online either! What the crap?

I don't care about all the other channels, but Nickelodeon...Dora you will be missed

Fuck it, it's Viacom's fault. The owner has massive debt to pay off and is trying to increase the rate on TWC in double-digits supposedly.

The sympathy tickers and garbage are merely a way to attempt to convince viewers to rally behind Viacom.

I say let them lose it, Viacom will be hurt by this just as much as TWC.

If Viacom goes under who will replace our Non-Music Television Channels?

they are having a ticker un on th ebottom of MTV like it's an epidemic that your gonna lose MTV and VH1...who gives a fuck. none of the programming on those shows is informational and does not matter at all in the long run. the only hting i would possibly miss is the "True life" series.

The hell with TWC! I'm glad I went back to DirecTV. Even their internet sucks! I've been meaning to switch to AT&T but I am too lazy to call.

Ha ha, I have Direct TV.

On another note: I should have post this when I saw this on VH1 at midnight.

Well,Mr.Lubricant( what a name!)
You sound like a real peach!!
You do not believe in GOD,You will pay for those words when the time comes!!!And I do not feel sorry for you either.Your an idiot!!

damn...i better switch to rcn

This disappoints me. I'll be cancelling my subscription to Bright House.

My son has a few cartoons he likes to watch on Noggin, which is one of the channels being removed. (Lil' Bill, Upside Down Show, etc.)

I'm not against him not watching these shows for awhile, but these channels being lost are the reason we subscribe.

Now to see how long Time Warner/Bright House remain in business when people start cancelling their subscriptions in large numbers.

KILL YOUR TELEVISION!
Set yourself free, America!

I have been trying to call this number and it tells you that they are having technical difficulties.Gee,what a surprise!!But,you cannot get through to anyone.

No Daily Show?!?!! No Colbert?!!?

Then Time Warner is truly Dead to Me. And TV is On Notice.

Ok, Bring out the "Dead to Me" AND the "On Notice" boards.

Surprisingly, there is a online campaign that I've discovered while reading an article on the Media Guardian website. Here is the link (above) if you want to find out more...

viacom is definately evil........

I'm not the one complaining. I'm merely saying that you don't know what the hell you're talking about.

I watch shows online when I do watch series. I actually have comcast in my area.

You just fail to see that others may watch the traditional way, and that's the only way they can do so.

Get your head out your ass, realize that some people do live within their means, and be a little considerate instead of calling everyone greedy when you don't know their situation.

So people say go online. You can't do that with every show. Let's assume you live in a no-high speed are and you happen to have an iPhone that can use someone else's high speed in a neighboring town -- 30 to 40 miles away. Lets assume you drive a Ford car that gets 26mpg. You're going to be wasting 3 gallons of gas (at 1.35 a gallon that is $4.05), $1.99 PER SHOW on iTunes if you're buying it, and lets assume you just batch downloaded all the Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart every friday. Over one month, assuming they release 5 shows per week on schedule, you will spend $16.20 in gasoline, add 300 excessive miles per week to your commute (you could justify this by visiting family), and spend $79.60 per month. That's 98.80 per month. My DirecTV bill with 4 boxes, a tivo and local stations is $125 a month with taxes. Somehow your online only system is not cheaper than the subsidized, established cable or satellite networks.

And if you think that's far fetched, it is anything but. My mother ended up with an iPhone because she can't get cable tv or high speed at her home in Mississippi. She downloads iTunes songs and shows from her mothers house in memphis -- 30 miles away. She drives said 26mpg Ford and she's made special trips into town just so "she'd have something nice and cheap for myself."

Welcome to reality. In reality things aren't as easy as you make it seem.

Whatever, I make 30k a year, own a house that I bought last year. If you people all weren't so greedy, none of you criers would be in this mess. I am so sick of hearing about everyone's problems. You all fabricate all this BS. Just pay your bills, get a 2nd job, or cut back on the bull crap.

Obviously, with a name like lubricant, this guy doesn't understand that some people use tv as something to escape to. This announcement may affect them, seeing as their favorite shows may be on one of those networks.

Some people may be focused a bit more on paying bills than buying a new computer. This is news to THEM.

By the way, grow up a little. No one but 13 year-old Gears of War players still use "noob".

While I'm not big on the whole watching TV thing (especially since Current was taken off my TV), people in my area really have no other cable choices besides TWC. We're completely dominated by them, and we'd have no choice but to switch to another form of TV reception to get these channels.

Im not trying to put you down, but I do not feel bad for people who can not pay their bills. Dont accumulate all the debt in the first place! And I definitely do not believe in a god!

Forgive me but some of us actually have lives. We have families that need to be fed. Mortagages that need to be paid and other bills that are WAY more important than these stupid computers that you speak of. We just have the basics to get by and that makes us happy. No need to put others down to make yourself feel better. God bless you and your family.

This is 2008, almost 2009.. If you are still running on a pentium 3 or worse, stop doing drugs for a few weeks and buy a new computer lamo. I can watch all these shows on my iPhone without a computer..

You know... Some of us aren't fortunate enough to have computers that are good enough to play shows are theirs computers... Ever think about that? Some people don't have computers at all and are at a loved ones house just for a short while. What are those people supposed to do? Just curious...

This is in the news? How pathetic. Just go to the web to watch your episodes noob's!

This is disturbing; as this is GOING to affect their RoadRunner services because of the lost revenue. I smell DirecTV's switchboard blowing up.

This is Virgin Media vs BSkyB all over again

This really comes as no surprise. Anyone who subscribes to Time Warner Cable knows they have sub-par service. In some places like Los Angeles, if you live in an apartment with rules that prevent mounted satellites, you're stuck with this weak-sauced monopoly. It's the reason why I just decided to do without a television altogether. I won't miss any of those channels when I can just watch them on the internet using...you guessed it, Time Warner Cable internet service.

:sigh:

LOSING THESE CHANNELS BUT RAISING THEIR RATES--YOU GO FIGURE.

How will teens survive without MTV reality shows?

im sure people can switch to another cable provider if it means that much to them

Good. People live like a TV, that's why this nation is so dumb and easily manipulated.

well at least comedy central has
a website for me to watch the
shows..so no worries for me XD

Thought 1: People can read a book rather than digest Viacom's crap.

Thought 2: Time Warner sucks.

This is a conspiracy! How can they take away music channels from viewers?! We need music, cartoons, and comedy to save us from boredom.

Time Warner has been losing local TV broadcast as well not sure what the story is on those because Time Warner blames them and The locals blame Time Warner?