My bad. Because Comcast still refuses to carry it, I didn't realize that Epix was making any progress.
For all I know, it's entirely possible that CBS and Viacom may not be remerged if Moonves takes over Viacom (the Justice Department may not approve), so it's entirely possible that Epix would remain separate from Showtime. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 11:05 PM, Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Dec 23, 2015, at 7:35 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > And if Moonves takes over Viacom, goodbye Epix, the premium channel that > most of the big MSOs won't carry and only has a chance from streaming (but > doesn't have that original scripted programming because it doesn't have the > subscribers) and hello to Paramount and Lioinsgate movies back on Showtime > (unless John Malone, owner of Starz, buys Lionsgate). > > Not sure what you're counting as "big MSOs," but it's on Time Warner > Cable, Cox, Charter, Dish Network, FiOS, and AT&T U-verse; it's not on > Comcast, Cablevision, or DirecTV, so by my count, it's carried by a > majority. > > They do have two scripted shows in the works for fall 2016: "Graves" and > "Berlin Station." > > And could you go into more detail about your assertion that a Les > Moonves-led Viacom would shut down the channel -- with the infrastructure, > programming contracts, and carriage agreements in place for Epix, why would > they not keep it as a separate service from Showtime and, among other > things, get extra subscriber fees? > > -- > Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> > <http://www.ellwanger.tv> > > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
