Time Warner To Bring Viacom Channels To iPad App For Cable Subscribers In The USA

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Time Warner to bring Viacom channels to iPad app

Broadcasters resolve legal differences for the sake of Jersey Shore fans.

Viacom – parent network of MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon – and Time Warner Cable have ended their ongoing lawsuits, which begun over a year ago.

The differences arose when TWC planned to introduce Viacom TV shows to subscribers via its iPad app to allow streaming on the move, similar to the UK's 'Sky Go' service.

Now, the broadcasters have released a joint statement to say: "All of Viacom’s programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers for in-home viewing via internet protocol-enabled devices such as iPads."

Additionally, the pair claim to have resolved other issues to their mutual satisfaction.

Also, from C21Media:

Viacom, TWC settle iPad dispute

Viacom and Time Warner Cable (TWC) have settled their legal dispute over in-home programme streaming.

Viacom has agreed to make its content available through TWC TV, a service that lets the cable customer’s subscribers access TV content on devices such as tablets and mobile phones while in the home, ending a legal spat which started last year.

“Viacom and Time Warner Cable have agreed to resolve their pending litigations. All of Viacom’s programming will now be available to Time Warner Cable subscribers for in-home viewing via internet protocol-enabled devices such as iPads,” the companies said in a joint statement.

The dispute started last year when TWC introduced Viacom programming to its TWC App, with the companies arguing whether TWC should pay more to allow in-home viewing rights on non-TV devices.

Viacom settled a similar legal case with Cablevision last August, allowing its programming to appear on Cablevision’s Optimum iPad app and other IP devices. Viacom, which owns networks including MTV and Nickelodeon, had sued Cablevision earlier in the year, accusing the company of breaching their distribution deal by streaming Viacom programmes through the app.

Cablevision claimed letting viewers watch programmes on iPads and other devices from within their homes meant the tablets were effectively being used as TV screens.

Terms of the agreement between Viacom and TWC were not disclosed. The companies said that neither side had conceded its original legal position.

Andrew McDonald
17-05-2012
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SHOWS: Jersey Shore, The Daily Show
COMPANIES: Time Warner Cable, Viacom
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COUNTRIES: US