Cease-and-Desist Letters Start Flying Over Time Warner Cable iPad App

Following protests from angry broadcasters, Time Warner Cable has pulled several channels from an iPad app that streams some of the company’s programming to its customers.
 
News Corp., Viacom, Scripps Networks and Discovery Communications have all claimed that Time Warner violated its contracts with them by streaming their channels without consent. Both Viacom and News Corp. recently sent cease-and-desist letters to TWC.
 
In an interview with Bloomberg, entertainment attorney John Handel said that News Corp.’s letter could possibly be the first step in a lawsuit against Time Warner.