Dispute with Paramount Global removes channels from lineup
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Cincinnati-area Altafiber customers are finding blank channels on their TV screen this week, most notably Nickelodeon and Comedy Central, which are very popular with children and young adults.
It is all the result of the latest dispute over over carrying fees, as programmers ask for more and more money from cable companies.
But this time, it's not DirecTV or Dish customers caught in the middle of the dispute.
It is local viewers who use Cincinnati-based Altafiber, formerly known as Cincinnati Bell, for their TV package, who are now missing more than a dozen TV channels.
Whenever a Altafiber customer tunes into a Paramount-owned channel, such as Nickelodeon, MTV, VH-1, BET, and Comedy Central, they are now greeted with a message that the channel is longer available in the line-up, along with a QR code that they can check for more information.
Altafiber has sent an email to customers, and has posted an explanation on its website, saying: "Paramount Global was demanding rates that do not reflect the value their content delivers to you, the customer. Paramount has been shifting the majority of its new shows to the Paramount + app. At the same time, Paramount is increasing prices for cable customers. We believe this is unfair."
Paramount Global channels impacted by this dispute include: BET, MTV, Nick Jr., BET Soul, MTV Classic, Nicktoons, CMT, MTV Live, Paramount Network, CMT Music, MTV 2, TV Land, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, TeenNick, LOGO, Nick Music, and VH1.
So what can customers do?
If you rely on some of these channels, the simplest thing is to subscribe to Paramount Plus. or a service that still includes Paramount channels
Services like Pluto, YouTube TV, Hulu, and Sling offer Paramount and most other cable channels for costs ranging from $30 a moth (Philo) to as much as $80 a month.
If you decide to go with this option, you can then drop Atafiber's cable package, and just use their home internet.
A cheaper option is to simply subscribe to Paramount Plus as an add-on to your Altafiber package , which costs $8 a month for the basic plan.
Some customers claim that after they called, the company offered them a one-time $15 credit on their bill.
When reached out to for comment, a spokesman told WCPO 9 Cincinnati that at this time "there are no plans to bring these channels back."
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Originally published: October 16, 2024.
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