Viacom had joined all the US networks and many other content providers in blocking Google TV. Viewers trying to access MTV, Nickelodeon and other Viacom brands will now get a ‘content unavailable’ message.

The networks fear Google will encourage migration to online and shift viewers to an increasingly on demand behaviour pattern that will damage their linear advertising revenues.

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