Fox blocking Google TV?

Lame

+1 Lame

“This content is not compatible with your device”? It’s not the device’s fault that the content is not being displayed.

Not true. And in all probability actionably so; that phrasing strikes me as trade disparagement.

A work around will be created. Its why Android devices are rooted even though all kinds of blogs are put into place. We have some of the best dev’s around. Just takes some time.

this is Steve Jobs’ fault. DROIDtv FTW!

DOA

It will only be a matter of time before someone finds a work around. Why be one of the networks to get bad press? Embrace it!

This action is deplorable, seemingly a predatory practice and a restraint of trade. If the content is available via a PC then these set-top boxes should have the same access availability. The FCC should step in immediately and place an injunction against such actions. It’s like your neighbor erecting a huge wall that stops you from receiving a satellite broadcast using your own satellite dish. You’re not stealing the content. You subscribe to an internet provide and this content is not subscription only content.

I think google should block anything from these networks from showing up as search results and have a thing saying “this content has been arbitrarily blocked from your device, we will say it is not compatible, even though it is”
Its like they want people to go get it from torrents and illegal streaming sites.
Ah well, good thing there is no decent programing on network tv.

I feel a grass roots community blockade of these networks coming soon!

Another reason why a cheap desktop computer with an HDMI out trumps all these attempts at internet TV. FOX isn’t blocked on my TV, suckers.

It does seem like google should block all search results that would lead anyone to the networks in question. And the fcc should get involved due to the simple fact that all this blocked content can be viewed on any internet connected computer. Seems like something they shall and will address. At the same time who wants to watch the lo res crap that the major networks have available from their websites. The picture quality is kinda lame

I gotta wonder if the networks aren’t set up for this.

1. Unnecessary bandwidth. Gotta be an unexpected burden on the servers/bandwidth.
2. The advertising. A few people catching the show online is different than a ton of people that are now dedicated to watching the show only online. What was once a favor to make it’s customer’s lives slightly easier for occasional viewing became a bunch of people using it outside of what they designed it for.

Until they sit down with Google and their advertisers/subscribers, it’s going to be a disaster. Broadcast TV used to work solely off advertising, that’s not the case anymore. Now basic cable and broadcast are both charging the subscribers on average 50 cents or so per channel through your cable/satellite provider. By shutting off your cable and going to online only, they are losing that huge chunk of income.

Ideally, there’d be a way to verify that you already have a valid subscription to their channels. Then it’d only be a bandwidth issue which I’m sure they could clear up pretty quickly if they wanted to.

I think google could find a way to mask the device and make it seem as if someone is simply using Google Chrome to view the page and not GTV. Just a thought…

“not compatible” what a lie.

This is not a new phenomenon. It’s the same way that Hulu blocked content from being streamed through the PS3 browser. Really, it’s moronic and ultimately ends up biting the media companies in the ass by giving people an incentive to develop workarounds and illegal means for gaining access to their content. If they would just focus on providing the consumer with a compelling product (what a novel concept!) at a reasonable price, they may actually see some benefit. Instead, they will follow the path of the music labels by focusing on the stick over the carrot until it is too late.

This is MY network and MY friends and YOU can’t play here. Now, go away.

Jealousy is a terrible thing.

You no pay for content, you no get content. Why is this only newsworthy now that Fox is doing it? The Big Three have had content blocks for a while.

And they all have a point. Unless Google TV has some way of maintaining ratings and reporting to them to advertisers, content watched on GTV doesn’t “count,” ratings-wise, and television shows don’t get credit for that viewership. The producer of ABC’s most popular situation comedy made a large stink about his show being shown on Hulu for exactly that reason; it turns out his judgment was vindicated.

Television and film companies are businesses. They are paid by viewers and advertisers, and the only way to measure how much advertising is being seen along with a given program is to report viewership stats. Cable and satellite hardware makes this incredibly easy. If Google TV wants to use their content, they need to help with tabulating viewership. It’s that easy.

Why does it matter if I watch it on Google TV or on my computer, it’s all streaming.

Fox is not a basic cable network

who cares about Fox…family guy comes on multiple channels now.

Google needs to do their own thing instead of riding off everyone else’s back. Skimming off the top.

I work for a cable company… The main reason for the networks not allowing the shows to stream is because the cable companies and other service providers have to pay a carrier charge for those stations. If they let free streaming of those shows from those networks, then they have to take the carrier charge from the service providers

Couldn’t the message at least be honest? It’s not that it’s not compatible, it’s that Fox simply doesn’t want you to watch their content.

I do not yet have a Google TV, but it is probably a simple matter to change the user agent..