Networks block shows from Google TV2010-10-22 11:26 by DanielaTags: Google TV
Networks ABC, CBS and NBC are blocking Google TV viewers from its shows, according to Google, in a move that raises questions about how federal regulators should oversee the nascent but fast-growing market for Internet television. "Google TV enables access to all the Web content you already get today on your phone and PC, but it is ultimately the content owner's choice to restrict their fans from accessing their content on the platform," Google said. Google confirmed that it is in negotiations with those companies to deliver the Web versions of their shows. Logitech and Sony televisions carry Google's Internet television services, which is being sold by Best Buy. The action, first reported by The Wall Street Journal, is sure to draw criticism from public interest groups and some federal regulators who have criticized a similar move by Fox in its fees battle with Cablevision. Last weekend, News Corp. blocked Cablevision's Internet customers from accessing Fox shows on Fox.com and Hulu.com, which it partly owns. The companies have been in a six-day stalemate over fees to retransmit Fox to Cablevision television subscribers. Read more -here-
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