Weeping Sponge

Posted on January 1, 2009 | Comments Off on Weeping Sponge

Mr. Boy certainly got Viacom’s message on Time-Warner’s threat to remove SpongeBob and some of Mr. B.’s other favorites from TW’s cable (our primary local provider). We do appreciate his little lesson in cutthroat capitalism and also the temporary agreement forestalling the Sponge’s demise. But he and we wonder why Viacom really needs an extra four dollars per cable customer from TW to keep providing the Sponge and his pals? Must be all that debt Viacom is carrying. But TW has its share.

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0 responses to “Weeping Sponge”

  1. Eva's avatar Eva | January 1, 2009 at 6:11 pm |

    Our grandson is not concerned as they have DirecTV satellite in Virginia. I remember having a problem in New Jersey a few years ago before Comcast struck a deal with the NFL Network. Joe

  2. Eva's avatar Eva | January 1, 2009 at 6:11 pm |

    Our grandson is not concerned as they have DirecTV satellite in Virginia. I remember having a problem in New Jersey a few years ago before Comcast struck a deal with the NFL Network. Joe

  3. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | January 2, 2009 at 6:33 am |

    TW’s cheaper than that satellite business, which you also have to hang on your house. Plenty of Comcast users hate it. I’m more inclined to hate Viacom, for which my ex-wife used to be a PR person. Then she went to TW. Heh.

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | January 2, 2009 at 6:33 am |

    TW’s cheaper than that satellite business, which you also have to hang on your house. Plenty of Comcast users hate it. I’m more inclined to hate Viacom, for which my ex-wife used to be a PR person. Then she went to TW. Heh.

  5. Eva's avatar Eva | January 2, 2009 at 7:42 am |

    The only choice we have in Vermont, in the section we live (out in the boonies) is satellite. Did some financial projection work for the Dolan’s back in the early 70’s when I was with Price Waterhouse. Joe

  6. Eva's avatar Eva | January 2, 2009 at 7:42 am |

    The only choice we have in Vermont, in the section we live (out in the boonies) is satellite. Did some financial projection work for the Dolan’s back in the early 70’s when I was with Price Waterhouse. Joe

  7. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | January 3, 2009 at 2:31 am |

    We have a choice. But even AT&T wants to sell us a dish for the under-eave of the house to lure us away from Time-Warner. Doesn’t seem worth it.

  8. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | January 3, 2009 at 2:31 am |

    We have a choice. But even AT&T wants to sell us a dish for the under-eave of the house to lure us away from Time-Warner. Doesn’t seem worth it.