Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks to Dump MTV Network Channels

[EvolutionCherry]

The following channels will not be around after Midnight tonight(January 1, 2009 12:00am):

* Country Music Television (CMT)
* CMT Pure Country (was VH1 Country)
* Comedy Central
* Logo
* MTV
* MTV Hits
* MTV Jams
* MTV Base -Africa
* MTV Tr3́s (formerly MTV en Español and Más Música)
* MTV2
* mtvU
* Nickelodeon
* Nicktoons Network
* Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (Dish Network & online-only)
* Noggin
* Palladia (MTV's high-definition channel formerly known as MHD)
* PBS Kids Sprout(Co-owned with Comcast,HIT Entertainment,PBS and Sesame Workshop)
* The N
* Spike
* TMF- Europe and Australia
* TV Land
* VH1
* VH1 Classic
* VH1 Soul

If you wanna keep them(any of them):

Time Warner Costumers: 1-800-762-3786
Bright House Networks Costumers: 1-886-309-3279

[Rob71]

* Country Music Television (CMT)
* CMT Pure Country (was VH1 Country)
* Comedy Central
* Logo
* MTV
* MTV Hits
* MTV Jams
* MTV Base -Africa
* MTV Tr3́s (formerly MTV en Español and Más Música)
* MTV2
* mtvU
* Nickelodeon
* Nicktoons Network
* Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (Dish Network & online-only)
* Noggin
* Palladia (MTV's high-definition channel formerly known as MHD)
* PBS Kids Sprout(Co-owned with Comcast,HIT Entertainment,PBS and Sesame Workshop)
* The N
* Spike
* TMF- Europe and Australia
* TV Land
* VH1
* VH1 Classic
* VH1 Soul

That's about all I would miss. MTV themselves have been pretty irrelevant for a while IMO.

[quirkmanly]

Just to clarify - this is across all of their regions?

[york weir]

Pretty sure it is across all regions. Looks like Direct will be getting another customer.

[EvolutionCherry]

Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Just to clarify - this is across all of their regions?

I think so. They didn't exactly say it was region specific but it was just those two cable companies.

ANYWAY I spoke to Time Warner, they say the deal might not fall through and are in heavy negotiations to keep those channels and work out a new contract with MTV Networks. From what the operator said that they are getting a ton of these phone calls and they reassured me that They would no more let these channels go then they would HBO since a lot of these channels are extremely popular(IE MTV, VH1, Spike).

[Galley]

There is a message running across these channels urging you to call the powers that be; even on the DirecTV feed.

[EvolutionCherry]

Originally Posted by Galley

There is a message running across these channels urging you to call the powers that be; even on the DirecTV feed.

Must be from the channels themselves and not the cable companies that's flagging those black-stripped marquee messages.

[york weir]

Originally Posted by EvolutionCherry

I think so. They didn't exactly say it was region specific but it was just those two cable companies.

ANYWAY I spoke to Time Warner, they say the deal might not fall through and are in heavy negotiations to keep those channels and work out a new contract with MTV Networks. From what the operator said that they are getting a ton of these phone calls and they reassured me that They would no more let these channels go then they would HBO since a lot of these channels are extremely popular(IE MTV, VH1, Spike).

I hope they fix it. I don't want to have to buy satellite equipment but if I lose Nickelodeon my kids would be most upset.

[quirkmanly]

Originally Posted by york weir

I hope they fix it. I don't want to have to buy satellite equipment but if I lose Nickelodeon my kids would be most upset.

Same here, and I love Spongebob too. This may be what pushes me to finally fufill my dream of having a service that allows me to subscribe to Setanta Sports.

[york weir]

Originally Posted by quirkmanly

Same here, and I love Spongebob too. This may be what pushes me to finally fufill my dream of having a service that allows me to subscribe to Setanta Sports.

I enjoy spongebob almost as my as my daughter.

My wife has never wanted to switch to satellite though due to reception in storms.

[Bigdog]

Wow without question time warner must be on the verge of going under. Comcast has been adding channels, just got another 4 hd stations about a week ago.

[toef]

Well then, I guess I hope FiOS gets to my area even sooner now.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by EvolutionCherry

Must be from the channels themselves and not the cable companies that's flagging those black-stripped marquee messages.

It is. I'm getting the messages with WOW cable too.

I would be ready to change service if I had one of those 2 services.

[groovyone]

* Comedy Central
* Spike
* VH1

Those would suck. Time Warner just bailed from our area and we have Comcast now.

[york weir]

Originally Posted by Bigdog

Wow without question time warner must be on the verge of going under. Comcast has been adding channels, just got another 4 hd stations about a week ago.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008...arner-channels

I doubt they are on the verge of going under. Viacom wants more money and TWC doesn't want to pay it. TWC is in a pickle. Let's say they bend and pay viacom more then the other service offerings could pull the same stunt wanting more money.

Give an inch, take a mile.....

In my opinion, TWC will pay and and they will simply pass that cost on to the customers.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by york weir

In my opinion, TWC will pay and and they will simply pass that cost on to the customers.

That's what will happen, and there will be more stories about how cable costs are out of control.

[EricJ]

Exactly: They're not being "dumped", it's the other way around--
Viacom is going to take its ball(s) and go home, if they don't get their money.

Which they probably will (either one), since Warner excels at corporate stubbornness.

[Bizdady]

No way they wont settle this, twc would loose too many customers if this went through.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by Bizdady

No way they wont settle this, twc would loose too many customers if this went through.

I agree that this will eventually be settled, but I could see the channels disappearing for a while. Cable companies are negotiating more aggressively, even if that means losing some customers. In my area one of the cable companies lost their CBS and Fox affiliates for over a month in a dispute with their owners over fees.

[toef]

Originally Posted by Bizdady

No way they wont settle this, twc would loose too many customers if this went through.

Yeah, it just seems like some big staring contest, with each side thinking the other will blink during the 11th hour.