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 Thursday, September 03, 2009
DirecTV Removes Versus from Programming
Posted by DDH Staff
by Ben Sobieck, online editor
Sixteen million DirecTV subscribers will not be catching the new episode of Deer & Deer Hunting TV on Versus channel when it airs Sept. 5.
The contract between DirecTV and Comcast, which owns Versus, ended Aug. 31. The parties could not agree on terms of renewal. This affects Deer & Deer Hunting TV, as well as other sports and outdoors programming.
"[Comcast's] unreasonable demands are the economic equivalent of juicing to gain
an advantage over its competitors," Derek Chang, executive vice president of DirecTV, wrote in a statement. "And our fear is that their
egregiously greedy behavior may ultimately kill coverage of your
favorite sports on television."
On its Web site, Versus put out a call to action to re-instate its programming on DirecTV. It offered an online form to contact DirecTV.
"We are hopeful that DirecTV will make the right decision for its customers and put Versus back on the air so sports fans can continue to enjoy all of the network's marquee programming," Samantha Melton, Comcast programming manager, said in an e-mail to Deer & Deer Hunting TV offices.
"In the meantime, we urge you to call 1-800-642-1923 to demand that DirecTV puts Versus back on, or visit www.versus.com for more information about how to switch to another video provider."
One of those providers is Dish Network. Its subscribers can opt for a three-month trial of the channel. Dish Network can be contacted at 888-534-2176.
Thursday, September 03, 2009 3:52:21 PM (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00) 
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