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DirecTV, Viacom End Feud

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    FBN’s Dennis Kneale on the resolution of the feud between DirecTV and Viacom.

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I come shows Dora I Carly for the little ones out there.

DirecTV and Viacom finally coming -- an agreement and what has been the longest cable blackout in history Disney has been covering the story for us nagging you CDS saying you -- no one was budging.

And even the companies -- no end in -- then magically overnight it happens in the bitter price fight.

Between Viacom DirecTV suddenly is over are these media titans were firing missiles each other for ten days.

And say -- and inside seventeen channels including MTV VH one Nickelodeon.

Often DirecTV for ten days but each can be blamed the other for that.

Bitterness lingers though even -- the company should make it nice now DirecTV exact putting -- this night.

Quote it's unfortunate that Viacom took the channels away from customers to try to gain leverage but in the end it's clear.

Our customers recognize that tactic for what it was.

About a place that has been -- sneaky attendees but that he got -- who won.

In this battle to look anyone both companies lost -- much is is a terrible thing that they did each other.

But I think DirecTV lost -- more you know of Viacom understand they're only 5% of what DirecTV spins on programs right.

But Viacom channels are 20% of DirecTV viewers of what they watch and and they were only two dollars and 45 cents per home.

With a -- and if you -- Viacom two dollars and eighty cents per home.

And the first year increase.

DirecTV and offered 10% sources tell me.

But -- the paying 20% the first -- increase it's not the thirty that Viacom was hoping for -- overall Viacom now bringing that DirecTV up to the rest a market that he was seven years old.

But it looks like DirecTV almost wanted this fight and want to turn viewers against it but what happened is.

Then that Viacom said.

-- drop DirecTV half of my first time channel owner apparently won the first I've just said just dump DirecTV pray that rattle the company enforce them back -- table.

Bad PR for president Dan yeah -- -- -- how we thank -- -- Jack thanks.

-- face now that I colleagues back how about some pizza pizza hot is just one slice of iams pioneer.

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