Saturday, August 3, 2013

As Time Warner Cable Drops CBS on TV, CBS Drops TWC on Web and Mobile

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CBS stations have evaporated for hundreds of Time Warner Cable customers as the two companies argue over retransmission fees. CBS appears to be trying to take a stand over TWC by blocking TWC customers from watching full TV episodes on CBS.com. Instead of seeing normal programming, CBS displays an ad attacking Time Warner Cable.


CBS fully admits to blocking the episodes in a statement to TechCrunch:



If Time Warner Cable is a customer’s internet service provider, then their access to CBS full episode content via online and mobile platforms has been suspended as a result of Time Warner Cable’s decision to drop CBS and Showtime from their market. As soon as CBS is restored on Time Warner Cable systems in affected markets, that content will be accessible again.

It also provided The Verge with a statement:




CBS has shown utter lack of regard for consumers by blocking Time Warner Cable’s customers, including our high-speed data only customers, from accessing their shows on their free website. CBS enjoys the privilege of using public owned airwaves to deliver their programming – they should not be allowed to abuse that privilege.


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