Posted April 19, 2013, 5:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
A federal judge has ruled in favor of YouTube once more, shooting down claims made by Viacom that the Google-owned video service infringes on its intellectual property. Judge Stanton agreed with Google that it was protected under the "Safe Harbor"…
Posted August 24, 2012, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Amazon has once again expanded their Prime Instant Video service courtesy of a new agreement with NBC Universal and New Media Distribution. The company has been proactive in boosting the value of their streaming service following a successful market debut…
Posted February 8, 2012, 2:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, The Web
Amazon has announced a new licensing deal with Viacom that will add around 2,000 titles to the catalog currently offered under its Prime Instant Video streaming service. According to the press release, the new selection will include shows from MTV,…
Posted December 5, 2010, 3:08 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in The Web, Industry News
Media giant Viacom has filed its appeal of a June ruling in favor of Google's YouTube, the latest move in the companies' ongoing battle over alleged copyright infringement. Viacom wants to overturn a previous ruling that the company feels let…
Posted November 22, 2010, 2:39 PM by Emil Protalinski | Filed in Industry News, The Web
Viacom has blocked full episodes from streaming on the Google TV platform: network sites like MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, and Comedy Central now just show error messages. As you can see below, the prompt is "Sorry, this content is unavailable for…
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