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Disney TV chief says talking with Google

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Anne Sweeney, president of Disney/ABC Television Group, speaks at the Reuters Global Media Summit in New York November 29, 2010.
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NEW YORK | Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:41pm EST

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) and Google Inc (GOOG.O) are in talks that would allow ABC's online shows to be viewed on Google TV, but the two remain far apart on piracy concerns, Disney's TV chief Anne Sweeney told Reuters.
"It's fair to say there's conversation with Google," Sweeney told Reuters and the Reuters Media Summit.
Google TV is a Web television service that lets viewers find Web content on television screens.
Last month, three networks, including CBS (CBS.N), Disney's ABC and General Electric Co's (GE.N) NBC blocked their programing from Google TV, which puts the Web on people's television sets.
"More conversations are planned with them," she said, but added, "I can't characterize them as negotiations."
Sweeney said the talks have been mostly focused on Disney's concerns about piracy issues. Disney's concern is that Google TV doesn't completely block out all pirated content.
(Reporting by Sue Zeidler; Editing by Richard Chang)

 

[Andrew54]

Hmm.. That would be pretty cool, but disney is going to have a good price tag on it.

 

[DVCOwner]

The internet is going to soon be the way many people watch TV. Disney would be smart to get on this early and share in the revenue and not charge a large up front cost.