After a nine-day blackout, Viacom Inc. and DirecTV Group Inc. reached a long-term deal to restore Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV and other Viacom channels to DirecTV's system. Separately, Time Warner Cable and Hearst Corp. settled their contract dispute, returning Hearst broadcast channels to Time Warner Cable systems.
Terms of the agreements, as usual, were not released. But a reasonable person would say that Viacom got less than it wanted, while DirecTV paid more than it might have preferred.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Viacom, DirecTV: Time Warner Cable, Hearst Agree to Terms
Gary Kim was cited as a global "Power Mobile Influencer" by Forbes, ranked second in the world for coverage of the mobile business, and as a "top 10" telecom analyst. He is a member of Mensa, the international organization for people with IQs in the top two percent.
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