Shocker! CBS.com BLOCKS Time Warner Customers from Online Content as Well
As the battle continues to get uglier between Time Warner and CBS, the war has moved onto the Internet, with CBS now also blocking Time Warner customers from viewing programs on the network's web site. This was of course one of the cable company's recommendations to frustrated consumers looking to access the network's shows once they were taken off air.
CBS's response? "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."
No new statement from Time Warner, who's latest comment is still "It is often said that these disputes are just two giant corporations fighting over money. But the skyrocketing price of programming has a direct impact on your monthly cable bill. If we paid CBS what they are asking, the next broadcaster or programmer would ask us - and others like FiOS, AT&T and DIRECTV - for even higher prices next time. Cable TV bills would skyrocket. You'd be mad. We'd be mad. It won't end well for anyone. So, we have to take a tough stand in these negotiations and fight to hold down the price we all end up paying for programming and to carry on reasonable and customary terms."
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