Viacom, Time Warner Cable strike deal

January 01, 2009 After running past the initial midnight deadline and into 2009, Viacom and Time Warner Cable reached a tentative deal to keep MTV Networks' 19 channels on the MSO's 13.3 million households nationwide. "We're happy to be renewing that partnership for the benefit of their customers and our loyal viewers," he said. TWC had said it was no time, given the economy, to raise subscriber fees that would have to be passed on to consumers.

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