Does it really come as any surprise that HBO isn’t in favor of place shifting? If you recall, HBO petitioned the FCC to ban DVR recording too.
Light Reading says: Content owners dont like it [Sling] because they think it violates their copyrights, HBO CTO Bob Zitter said during a panel here Tuesday. Zitters comment came in response to a question from the audience concerning how new technologies are changing the way content is distributed. After his keynote address here, HBO’s Zitter wasnt eager to expand on his on-stage comments. He told Light Reading: Im not going to go any deeper into it than that. There are still a number of legal issues that need to be worked out. Asked if legal proceedings were underway against Sling, Zitter said: Not involving us, but from others. When asked if HBO was planning such legal actions, Zitter replied: I dont think I want to say.