So, I was watching MTV while I was finishing up some work on my mom’s computer. Hillary Duff’s Come Clean video was on, so I was really only half watching at the time, but a message was scrolling across the bottom of the screen and it caught my eye. As I was reading it, I noticed that the message was scrolling behind the SPANKING NEW box, leading me to believe that the message was being scrolled across by MTV.
That was weird to me, because the message was saying something about Dish Network threatening to remove MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, and some other channels. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to read the entire message, as a black bar suddenly appeared at the bottom of the screen. The bar’s sole purpose seemed to be to block out that message, and make the screen appear as if nothing was out of the ordinary.
Now, some people might call me paranoid, but I think the Dish Network was censoring MTV or whomever was posting that message at the bottom of the screen. I sure as hell would be upset with Dish Network if they took MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, and other similar channels from their lineup. I’d be upset enough to cancel my Dish Network service, and refuse to pay the early termination fees. Did anyone else see this?
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OK, so I just went to Dish Network’s website, and on the homepage is a notice about the Viacom channels. Apparently, Dish Network claims Viacom is asking for excessive rates to carry its stations on Dish Network’s programming lineup. Dish Network is obviously upset by this, and I can only guess that Dish Network has threatened to remove the channels unless Viacom backs down from its raised rates.
Honestly, if the Dish Network removes the Viacom stations from its lineup, I’ll be pretty pissed. It’s not often that I watch the stations, but I do watch them. And if Dish Network decides to keep the stations and charge me a higher monthly rate, I’ll still be pissed. I just got a letter from Dish Network last week telling me that they’ve raised my rates about $5-$10 per month to add an additional thirty channels to the lineup that I never asked for in the first place.
It’s my feeling that they can take those extra thirty channels and toss them, along with the rate hike. If they’re set on hiking my rates, they sure as hell better not be removing channels from the lineup.