News Corp., Scripps Networks, Akku Lenovo thinkpad T500 and Viacom claim the free TWCable TV for iPad app represents a contract violation and have told Time Warner to stop streaming their channels because it’s not covered under the current licensing agreement. Apparently, wanting to take that episode of The Daily Show into the bathroom should command a premium on top of the $75 subscribers already pay per month on average for TV. And did I mention that to get this app you also need to be paying for Internet service? Between cable Akku Lenovo thinkpad T400 and Internet, I fork over $173 per month. How many times should we have to pony up for the same content viewed at the same address? Um, how about once?!
For now, the Time Warner app only streams live TV, but the cable provider promises to add support for video on demand and the ability to set your DVR on the go. Streaming DVR playback could be an option down the road, but not right now. According to The New York Times, Cablevision’s upcoming app will be much more robust (read: threatening), transplanting “every existing channel Akku Lenovo thinkpad T410 and video-on-demand option to the iPad.” Variety says Cablevision’s app will also let subscribers access content stored on their DVRs. Verizon and Comcast are also working on streaming apps for the iPad, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they put those efforts on hold when Time Warner gets taken to court.
If cable and TV providers attempt to make such services mobile to extend beyond your abode, they could seriously erode revenue from premium services such as Amazon, Hulu Plus, iTunes, Akku Lenovo thinkpad T61 and Netflix, which, in turn, could impact the bottom lines of movie and TV studios. But the way Time Warner sees it, its app is a way of keeping the money flowing to the channel owners at a time when more customers are contemplating cutting the cord. I agree, but I’m not willing to pay more for this convenience within the home. If cable Akku Lenovo thinkpad R61 and satellite providers want to tack on a true portability tax, similar to what MLB does, then I might be willing to pay a little extra.
In other licensing disagreement news, this week Amazon ruffled more than a few feathers in the music biz by rolling out a new digital locker service. Users can upload tracks they’ve purchased Akku Lenovo thinkpad R60 and then stream them via the new Amazon Cloud Player for web or Android. You get 5GB of storage for free, but if you purchase an album from Amazon MP3, that allotment gets bumped to 20GB. What’s the big deal? Amazon didn’t secure additional music licenses (money) from the music labels. I’m not a legal expert, but I don’t understand why more licenses would be required for something I already own.
This is what Amazon told paidContent: “We do not need a license to store music in Cloud Drive. The functionality of saving MP3s to Cloud Drive is the same as if a customer were to save their music to an external hard drive or even iTunes.” The labels see things differently, of course. That’s because users can re-download tracks to multiple devices without any additional charges. Meanwhile, both Apple Akku Lenovo thinkpad T60 and Google are reportedly readying music locker services of their own, and word is that at least Apple is negotiating to obtain additional licenses.
Google To Tighten Control Over Android Juggernaut
Folks have lamented the dangers of Android fragmentation
for years, Akku Lenovo thinkpad T60P and Google seems to be doing something about it. First, it was the move to delay the Honeycomb source code release to developers, and now Google sources close to Business Week say the company is enforcing “non-fragmentation” partnership clauses to put the kibosh on unauthorized Android tweaks.
Understandably this has manufacturers Akku Lenovo thinkpad R60E and software companies hot and bothered, with even Facebook allegedly confirming complaints to Google about its micromanaged oversight of a rumored Facebook handset running on Android
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Fears of lax Google policing of Android are justified, especially with malware lurking within its app market, Akku Lenovo thinkpad R61I which forced the company to take action. Still, despite all the fuss over who gets hands on time with Android’s innards ahead of release, there are success stories, such as the HTC Sense UI, which has some nice features to offer. Still, some folks prefer a clean Android smart phone experience. We’ll have to see how it all shakes out in the coming weeks.
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