Entertainment & Sports
Apr. 2, 2011
New iPad App Sparks Cable Spat
The dispute highlights a conundrum looming over the entertainment industry - how to distribute content to new platforms without running afoul of contracts that predate or don't clearly define new technologies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A new web application that allows Time Warner Cable customers to stream television shows to their iPads has upset content providers, which call the service a violation of their contracts with the cable company.
News Corp., which owns FX and other cable channels, Viacom and Food Network parent company Scripps Networks recently sent letters to Time Warner demanding it stop streaming the companies&#...
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