Standoff (TV series) Standoff is an American drama series that premiered on the Fox network on September 5, 2006. Created by Craig Silverstein, the series focused on an FBI Crisis Negotiation Unit whose members negotiated hostage situations and shared relationships.
Viacom Inc. (known professionally as Viacom (/ËvaÉªÉkÉm/ VY-É-kom) and stylized as vÄ±acom or b_viacom in YouTube) is an American media conglomerate with interests primarily in cinema and cable television.
DirecTV is right that it shouldnât have to pay more than it already does to carry Viacomâs programming when ratings for its biggest channels have been slumping. Viacom is right that DirecTV canât afford to go without its shows, and entirely correct to use its leverage to extract the highest price it can.