DirecTV drops more than a dozen Viacom networks over fee dispute

Full episodes of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report have disappeared from the internet as a result of the spat beetween Viacom and DirecTV. Viacom wants to mobilize DirecTV customers against the operator, but theHere's why channels including MTV and Comedy Central went dark for almost 20 million DirecTV subscribers just before midnight.As we feared, DirecTV and Viacom didn't work things out and before the clock struck midnight ET, all of the network's feeds went dark for the satellite.NEW YORK -- DirecTV subscribers are losing access to "The Daily Show" and "SpongeBob SquarePants." DirecTV Group Inc. stopped carrying channels owned by Viacom Inc. because of a contract dispute.With the contract dispute between DirecTV and Viacom still unresolved, 26 channels are going dark for DirecTV customers. The dispute, publicized by both parties, may affect as

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