My heart bleeds for poor old Telewest being bullied by another commercial organisation! Not forgetting that we have only Telewest's word/opinion that Nickelodeon were asking for an unreasonable amount of money. I haven't heard that either NTL or Sky have dropped Nickelodeonon on the grounds that they are being overcharged.
It is of course very easy for Telewest to play hardball at our expense. They are now saving money by not buying from Nickelodeon. Have they passed that saving onto us or offered alternative channels to replace those they have dropped? Have they heck!