David vs Goliath – NCTC, Cable One Negotiating with Viacom
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| March 26, 2014
With NCTC’s carriage pact with Viacom set to expire Mon, some of the co-op’s members are warning customers that they could lose popular channels such as Nick, Comedy Central and MTV. It’s a little bit unusual to see the NCTC members, who have a median size of 1500 customers, be so vocal in a dispute. Here’s what the association had to say, as well as ACA’s take.
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