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As reported previously, cable networks are not at all pleased with the new crop of iPad apps that permit PayTV operators to stream live TV to iPads, this despite the fact that (1) users must first subscribe to and pay for access to said content as part of their home TV service, and (2) 'TV Everywhere' initiatives undertaken by operators permit access to on-demand and (in some cases) live TV on virtually any net-connected video device (including Macs and iPhones). The issue is whether or not the content owners believe their rights are represented across each of the various conduits of quantum video delivery.
According to Viacom and other content owners, extending live TV access to iPads (even if only in the home) violates a rule that other platforms do not (at least not such that they are worthy of formal complaints and even lawsuits). This caused Time Warner Cable to remove specific Viacom channels for its iPad service, but Cablevision has yet to budge. Any Viacom served up through its TV set-top boxes is also available to iPad users.
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