“Distribution via any sort of third-party app is not addressed in our carriage deals with Time Warner Cable or any other operator,” said one network. “There is going to be a messy dissection of what the rights are, but our position is that [this sort of distribution] is not authorized by our affiliate agreements.”
It isn't clear how serious the disagreement actually is. Time Warner Cable doubtlessly would not have proceeded if it thought there was an issue. Other distributors are doing similar things and haven't been blocked by the networks. This sounds like a precedent-setting effort to assert rights that could be useful in some later negotiating or legal context.
It's just one more bit of evidence of stress in the video entertainment ecosystem.
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It’s interesting that TWC is struggling with getting all their programming to their subscribers. I’ve been working for DISH Network for almost 2 years now and they released this ability last year. DISH subscribers are able to get a Sling Adapter that will relay all of the programming they’re subscribed to on any mobile device. It’s also setup so that you don’t have to be in your home network, just anywhere there’s Wi-Fi or mobile 3G.
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