Time Warner Cable takes Viacom to court over its TWCable TV iPad app; Viacom responds
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While there’s been a lot of talk about whether or not Time Warner has the right to include feeds of cable channels it carries in the new TWCable TV app, besides the company’s voluntary removal of several networks there’s been very little action until now. Time Warner Cable announced this afternoon it has filed a request in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for a declaratory judgement regarding Viacom’s cable networks. Time Warner continues to maintain its carriage agreements give it the right to allow subscribers access on any screen in their home, not just the TV and is apparently ready to prove that in court — or at least drive Viacom, Discovery, Fox and other complaining networks towards more favorable negotiations. The app added seven more channels earlier today, while we wait for Viacom’s side of the story you can check out the press release after the break or Time Warner’s official blog to understand its stance in full.
Update: Viacom has responded, saying Time Warner “blatantly grabbed the rights that their competitors have negotiated in good faith to obtain” forcing it to file a lawsuit of its own. The gloves are officially off — check the full text after the break, or a PDF of Viacom’s complaint linked below.
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