Unclear on the Concept

I (and most every other subscriber) received another whiny "It's not our fault" e-mail from Cable One this week, telling us how hard they are working to make sure that they are still able to carry Viacom channels after their agreement with Viacom expires March 31. Much like last fall's disagreement with Turner Networks, if the companies are unable to resolve their differences, there will be many blank spaces on my television where there used to be channels.

The channels at issue: BET, Centric, CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, MTV Hits, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Nick Teen, Nick Toons, Spike, TV LAND, VH-1, and VH-1 Classic.

Good thing they sent me the e-mail. I would never have noticed.

(Edited to change to Cable One rather than a credit-card company)