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VIACOM CHANNELS GO DARK ON DIRECTV

July 10, 2012 by · 1 Comment 

At midnight Eastern Time, some 20 million DirecTV subscribers lost Viacom-owned channels including MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, BET, Logo, TV Land and a dozen other channels. In a statement, DirecTV exec Derek Chang said, “We have been very willing to get a deal done, but Viacom is pushing DIRECTV customers to pay more than a […]

PARAMOUNT GIVES LOGO A MAKE-OVER

December 14, 2011 by · Leave a Comment 

Paramount today (Wednesday) unveiled a new logo to celebrate its 100th anniversary. The logo displays a more-distant view of the company’s mountain, with a sunrise (or sunset) behind it. The words “100 Years” is superimposed on the mountain. Paramount said that the logo will first be seen at the beginning of Mission Impossible — Ghost […]