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At three years old, Versus a success and wanting more

"Jamie Davis is a man on the move," Jim Williams writes. "The Versus network turns three this year and there has been success — but, like any good executive, the network’s president wants more." Williams spoke with Davis recently about recent moves made by Versus. Davis also discussed DirecTV’s dropping of the network, saying, "They wanted to put our network in a pay-tier sports package calling us an infomercial network and saying our fees were out of line. We are working out a new contract. I understand posturing as you try to get a better deal, but this makes no sense. What made me angry was that DirecTV disrespected our viewers by dropping us while we were in contract talks." 
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