ISP Information:
Same as hot-swappable, but also connotes a simple plug-in mechanism for easy swapping.
ISP Glossary:
Hot-pluggable - EchoStar to Yank Viacom Channels- Mar 9, 2004 01:46 AM (AP Online)By CATHERINE TSAI AP Business WriterENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -- EchoStar Communications Corp. plans to removechannels from Viacom Inc., including local CBS affiliates, ComedyCentral, MTV and Nickelodeon, from its DISH Network satellite systemin 16 markets because of an unresolved dispute over programming fees.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40781000Viacom's Demands Create Impasse in Negotiations For Rights toCarry Channels; DISH Network to Lose CBS in 16 Markets- Mar 9, 2004 12:38 AM (BusinessWire)ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004--EchoStarCommunications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) confirmed today that ViacomInc.'s demands for rate increases and other terms had left EchoStar'sDISH Network satellite TV service with no choice other than to remove16 of Viacom's owned-and-operated CBS local stations and 10 of itsnationally distributed channels as of midnight (PT).Among Viacom's strong-arm tactics is the demand that DISH Networkcarry Viacom-owned channels of little or no measurable appeal toviewers in exchange for the rights to carry the 16 owned-and-operatedCBS stations. Viacom also threatened to withhold the Super Bowl fromDISH Network customers until a federal judge intervened. EchoStar haschallenged Viacom in court on these antitrust issues, noting thatViacom is leveraging its control of the public airwaves -- acquired byViacom for free.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40780861UPDATE 1-Echostar pulls Viacom channels from its service- Mar 9, 2004 05:40 AM (Reuters)(Adds details, Viacom, Echostar quotes)NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - EchoStar Communications Corp(NASDAQ:DISH) on Tuesday pulled from service 16 of Viacom's(NYSE:VIAb) local CBS stations and 10 of its national channels afterthe companies failed to agree on contract terms and prices.Viacom said in a statement it was "dismayed and disappointed" by theaction, which affected channels like MTV and Nickelodeon, after adeadline expired early on Tuesday.Satellite company EchoStar said it would like to transmit CBSprogramming on its DISH network again, but both parties stood theirground in the dispute.- http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=40781456
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