Nickelodeon, MTV, VH1, Comedy Central and other cable channels owned by Viacom were taken off of DirecTV’s lineup early Wednesday morning, beginning a channel blackout that has angered viewers across the United States. Read more [+]

The business strategies of television distributors and programmers, including the bundling of channels and the online streaming of TV shows, were back under the microscope on Tuesday because of a contract dispute between two of the biggest such companies, DirecTV and Viacom. Read more [+]