Jeffrey Bewkes, chief executive of Time Warner,said he is turning to Google Inc. as an ally in his push to bring cable shows to users across various devices. Moreover, the Web giant's new service for
accessing and searching Internet programming on TVs isn't the threat many television distributors fear.
Bewkes, who oversees a company that includes the TNT, TBS and HBO cable
networks, also predicted a "massive amount of competition" for Netflix Inc. and Hulu LLC as more content owners make their TV shows available through operators on demand and online and as cable and
satellite companies improve their experiences. Time Warner has been championing a model it calls "TV Everywhere," allowing cable and satellite subscribers to watch the TV shows they pay for in their
traditional TV bundles online, free.
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