Mediagazer: An AT&T-Viacom dispute could mean Viacom's networks, including MTV, Comedy Central, VH1, and BET, go dark after midnight Friday on DirecTV, U-Verse, and WatchTV (Meg James/Los Angeles Times)

2:20 AM ET, March 25, 2019

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