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Viacom CEO on Negotiations with DirectTV

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    Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman on efforts to reach a fee agreement with DirectTV.

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On Viacom and DirecTV.

There apparently re -- talks this afternoon -- If you wanted to watch MTV and you're DirecTV customer he can't -- -- what do you see anything I guess related to Viacom but they're talking Dennis -- you want -- speaking.

With the head of Viacom really come on this morning and Sun Valley, Idaho any indication -- back then yes.

Well you know isn't this all rather awkward because Viacom and DirecTV and a major programming feud.

Jeff says they're to CEOs are rubbing elbows right here in Sun Valley -- up recovered -- DirecTV drew the first -- in this fight because late last night it yank those two dozen Viacom tells MTV Comedy Central Nickelodeon off that hair.

Why comes as we just want -- price increase a few pennies.

Per subscriber per day no big deal directly be saying that I actually would -- be a price agreed to like 30% in some cases so this morning CEO.

Believe -- mom of Viacom takes a pot shot at DirecTV -- give a listen right here.

Seven years and -- DirecTV deal.

We have successfully.

And peacefully -- Affiliate agreements with every single mother -- -- states.

So we're we're prepared to move forward.

-- it's unfortunate.

For the first time consumer compatible -- enjoy our channel.

So so every other major carrier good DirecTV bad but then.

Mike White the DirecTV CEO he's here -- well I hope we have some video of him.

-- shoots back he tells Wall Street Journal.

Hey you know what -- of resisting price increases that were running way too much stuff the Nickelodeon channels.

On on Netflix in competition with DirecTV.

So now all the latest reports are they're gonna get back at it to conversation and you know something let's.

This -- this conflict between distributors like DirecTV and cable systems.

And content guys like Viacom happens all the time this is one of the worst disputes recently and it's a task of power.

As commodity prices start to happen to -- when Netflix you can -- dollars a month watch as much as you want that the value of content seems to be going down in terms of what distributors are willing to pay for they will work this out Liz.

Because they have.

Have to the damage to both sides is too much if they don't.

It's very true having people was so called want their MTV or their or their CMT country music television -- 911 I mean who can't live without that.

Hello hey quit so wait a minute you're telling me that -- -- and Philippe de -- -- there.

That's so -- they sitting next victim that the weenie roast at the some -- festival.

You know what -- -- the key thing it's gonna be what's happening at that duck pond that's what the final they come -- they sit down -- get.

But they won't let our cameras -- far enough on the -- of this site.

For us to be able to seen if they're sitting together.

But I you would think that the CEOs they have to sit down you know their lieutenants can get all brash and bullish and and -- each other around but -- -- got you to sit down and realize we need to get this deal done.

-- -- -- -- -- By tomorrow morning that may be the headline I know you'll get a for -- thank you very much -- -- the Hubble telescope -- get a good shot over the duck pond.

Yeah -- I need -- Google map data.

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