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Originally Posted by jj20x
Savings may or may not come from a new carriage deal, that would depend on the actual terms of the deal. You didn't actually specify a new deal, just "savings" which is probably why other posters are asking where these savings would come from. As far as Viacom is concerned, there has been a trend for new channels to replace existing channels on VM. At the moment, there is no evidence to suggest that this trend will change. Time will tell.
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Viacom buying Channel 5 and Sony buying CSC does not give VM any savings, VM will just continue paying what it did until the next negotiations. In the longer term, it may even result in extra costs for VM as it will be negotiating with two stronger companies as oppose to four less strong companies.