Comments on: The technical reason TV Networks can block Google TV (for now..)

By: 3 things Google TV needs from Google I/O in 4 days – ARMdevices.net

3 things Google TV needs from Google I/O in 4 days – ARMdevices.net — Fri, 06 May 2011 03:29:13 +0000

[…] Unlock Desktop User Agent in the Flash plugin. The only reason TV websites can block Google TV is because of the Flash plugin not hiding itself […]

By: Look forward to my CeBIT 2011 video coverage this week – ARMdevices.net

Look forward to my CeBIT 2011 video coverage this week – ARMdevices.net — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:44:03 +0000

[…] already? Because of the international media rights issues, and Google’s issues with getting TV rights within the US market even, it may be Google waits for Google I/O in May or so to unveil more on […]

By: Google TV seeks FCC regulation to start a WebTV revolution – ARMdevices.net

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:16:17 +0000

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By: ARM Powered Google TV confirmed – ARMdevices.net

ARM Powered Google TV confirmed – ARMdevices.net — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 08:35:18 +0000

[…] an unofficial jailbreak on Google TV also confirmed my speculation that the main reason TV Networks can block Google TV is because of the Flash Plugin officially […]

By: Google TV devices “delayed”, may not show at CES – ARMdevices.net

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:02:41 +0000

[…] networks to agree to allow them to stream TV shows from the web on the Google TV platform. I have estimated that if Google and Adobe wanted, if the negociations with US TV networks wouldn’t lead to a […]

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 13:45:00 +0000

Wonder if someone can just hack a patch for flash that changes the useragent or sits between flash and the IP stack and intercepts any useragent data? Otherwise, bittorrent + RSS will win the day.