Viacom Inc (VIAB) $46.05 -1.46%
Viacom (VIAB) loses 70 cents to $46.02 and early trades on the media company include a multi-exchange sweep of 4,000 Sep 43 puts for $1.30 per contract. A customer bought-to-open, according to ISEE. 5,140 puts and 82 calls now tarded on VIAB. Bearish trading comes the day after headlines were crossing about the dispute between VIAB and DirectTV. Viacom has dropped MTV, Nickelodeon and 15 other channels from DirectTV due to the dispute. Recent reports suggest the two sides are still “pretty far apart” on negotiations.
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