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Time Warner Brings Out New Weapon In Dispute With CBS (TWC, CBS)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013 - 12:15pm | 588Read More...In another all-too-common television programming contract dispute – this time between CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Time Warner Cable(NYSE: TWC) – a new player has emerged, according to The New York Times. It’s Aereo, the upstart startup that figured out a way to bypass the retransmission fees companies...
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What is Aereo and Why are Network Executives Up in Arms About It?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 11:14am | 686Read More...Let’s start with the “what.” Aereo is a technology startup, backed by IAC/Interactive (NASDAQ: IACI) that streams over-the-air broadcast television signals to iOS devices, as well as browsers on Macs and PCs. It also works on the Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV device designed to bring Internet...
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CBS Won't Buy Hulu, Might Terminate Free TV
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 12:56pm | 625Read More...New York residents might soon have to pay for their favorite CBS (NYSE: CBS) TV shows. According to Bloomberg, CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves said that the network will switch to cable if Aereo wins the right to re-transmit shows without permission. Moonves did not stop there. He also told...
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Netflix's Worst Nightmare is Invading 22 More Cities
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 3:01pm | 499Read More...Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) may be the current streaming video champion with more than 30 million subscribers worldwide, but a new streaming TV service hopes to change that. Aereo, which brings live TV to the Internet, is in the process of expanding to 22 additional cities, including Atlanta, GA;...
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NYC Will Soon Be Able to Watch Live Local TV on the iPad
Thursday, July 12, 2012 - 10:31pm | 564Read More...By Vincent Trivett, Minyanville Anyone can just get a television screen and watch local broadcast TV for free. All you need is an antenna. Aereo hopes to let you do that, but wants to dispense with the television part. Subscribers to Aereo pay $12 per month for local television content...
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Apple's First TV: Would You Pay $12 a Month to Watch Free Content?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 - 1:38pm | 857Read More...It could be the most Internet-friendly television in history. But would you pay more to enjoy it? There's a new startup in town that might attempt to answer that question. Aereo is attempting to bridge the gap between traditional TV viewing and Internet streams by combining the two, allowing it...
