Viacom: More Pay-TV Firms Won’t Drop Our Channels

New York Times: The drawn-out fee dispute between Viacom and Suddenlink — now in its sixth month — is a sign of the deep tensions erupting across the industry. The companies are trying not only to secure their positions but also profit in the rapidly changing television landscape, where new services allow viewers to drop traditional cable and satellite subscription for streaming and other à la carte options. The fear for Viacom — and other major cable TV network groups — is that larger cable and satellite companies could follow Suddenlink’s lead in dropping a company’s entire lineup of channels.