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Viacom is now fighting a two-front war against cable companies who want to offer its content on devices such as Apple’s iPad.
Viacom sued Time Warner Cable this past spring after the cable provider launched an app allowing its customers to stream TV channels over their iPads—channels including Viacom-owned networks MTV, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. Now, Viacom is filing a similar suit against Cablevision over its iPad app, the Los Angeles Times reports.
According to Viacom, neither Time Warner nor Cablevision has the right to stream its channels, claiming that the contract between the two companies covers television rights only.
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