Viacom Blocks Google TV From Airing Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon
GTVHub reports that Google TV is now being blocked by Viacom. Shows such on popular networks such as Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon are not viewable via the Google TV. Previously, ABC, CBS and NBC blocked Google TV and so did Fox many of those channels returned to Google TV soon after. Viacom, which […]
Barry Schwartz on November 22, 2010 at 2:14 pm | Reading time: 1 minute
GTVHub reports that Google TV is now being blocked by Viacom. Shows such on popular networks such as Comedy Central, MTV, VH1, and Nickelodeon are not viewable via the Google TV.
Previously, ABC, CBS and NBC blocked Google TV and so did Fox many of those channels returned to Google TV soon after.
Viacom, which has a long history with battling Google over YouTube, has surprisingly not blocked Google TV until now.
Now, if you try to access any of the Viacom channels, you will see a message that reads:
Sorry, this content is unavailable for your device.
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Barry Schwartz is a technologist and a Contributing Editor to Search Engine Land and a member of the programming team for SMX events. He owns RustyBrick, a NY based web consulting firm. He also runs Search Engine Roundtable, a popular search blog on very advanced SEM topics.
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In 2019, Barry was awarded the Outstanding Community Services Award from Search Engine Land, in 2018 he was awarded the US Search Awards the "US Search Personality Of The Year," you can learn more over here and in 2023 he was listed as a top 50 most influential PPCer by Marketing O'Clock.
Barry can be followed on X here and you can learn more about Barry Schwartz over here or on his personal site.