Nickelodeon Could Be Off The Air For Time Warner Customers

<span>by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/31/nickelodeon-could-be-off-the-air-for-time-warner-customers.aspx">Brett Singer</a><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/31/nickelodeon-could-be-off-the-air-for-time-warner-customers.aspx"><br><br><img style="WIDTH:264px;HEIGHT:154px;" height="154" alt="" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/phugc/GrD4IlNxY0DF/photos/f14a0600fe521acdb584946c3aa103d4/mr_421ccfa9795652.jpg?ug_____DDHc1jfRK" width="264" align="right"></a>No Jon Stewart or Stephen Colbert for you, no Dora or SpongeBob for the kids, and no &quot;The Hills&quot; for whoever it is watches that nonsense. Midnight tonight, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and other Viacom channels go bye-bye if Time Warner and Viacom can&#39;t come to an agreement about fees.<br>&nbsp;<br>Here&#39;s the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/31/nickelodeon-could-be-off-the-air-for-time-warner-customers.aspx">basics</a>: Viacom wants an increase in the fee Time Warner pays to carry their channels, and Time Warner doesn&#39;t want to pay it. The deadline is midnight tonight. What channels are those? A partial list: Nickelodeon, MTV, VH-1, Comedy Central. So no Diego for the kiddies, and no Daily Show and Colbert Report for you. (Or for your kids, if they enjoy a humorous take on current events.)<br><br>The thing is, while <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/31/nickelodeon-could-be-off-the-air-for-time-warner-customers.aspx">both sides may or may not have valid points</a> in this matter, customers don&#39;t really care. It&#39;s not like Time Warner will offer refunds if they drop the Viacom channels from their lineup (although I suppose they might if it lasts long enough). But I think it you ask cable customers, the vast majority would say that they pay too much for their service. Take away channels that they actually want to watch, and that makes it even worse. It&#39;s two rich companies fighting with each other over more money, and while they fight, I don’t get to watch &quot;The Hills.&quot; (Note: I don&#39;t actually watch &quot;The Hills.&quot; That&#39;s just an example.)<br><br>Happy New Year!<br><br><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2008/12/31/nickelodeon-could-be-off-the-air-for-time-warner-customers.aspx">Read all about it here</a>.<br><br></span>