Kids and Videos

Look at what Viacom Owns: http://www.cjr.org/resources/index.php?c=viacom

Now, Viacom has been a problem for a while - suing companies when they can't get paid more than they're worth. I remember when Dish complained that Viacom wanted so much more money, that they would have to raise rates - but refused the offer. As a result, all of Viacom's channels were not on for a couple of days. This is the first time I realized how greedy they were.

Recently, Viacom didn't like YouTube's deal (probably the same offer they gave other networks) because it wasn't good enough. Fortunately, Google took over and is fighting Viacom all the way! http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/google-answers-viacom-youtube-appeal-173922 I don’t understand these people. Don’t they realize that if someone puts only part of a show, that someone might actually go onto the Viacom website to see if they can watch more of it?

In the meantime, I've been avoiding them when I can. Unfortunately, my son like Nick jr, but I have been directing him to Disney, PBS, and other children’s websites. There’s quite a few that are not tied to any company (roblox,  boowa and kwala – owned by uptoten.com, to name a few).

That said, it’s not just Viacom (they’re the worse), but many other companies are suing other companies, just to hold the other companies back: http://bit.ly/gaJG0B or try to get the control over the market (and people). It’s annoying, especially since I do not like to be controlled.

I’m working to phase out these Cable Companies altogether – except Comcast, which happens to be my cable provider. But a lot of these companies are resisting adapting to the public and still think they can make the public adapt to them – forgetting that the internet has leveled the playing field.

Remember the dinosaurs?