Aereo, the controversial broadcast television Internet streaming startup, will be simplifying its pricing structure on May 15. Gone will be the company's five service tiers and in their place will remain two: an $8-per-month and $12-per-month subscription with varying amount…
Posted May 6, 2013, 6:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Pioneering streaming television service Aereo has filed a declaratory judgment action in New York against CBS in an effort to prevent the network from filing another lawsuit against them just ahead of a planned launch in Boston on May 15.
Posted May 3, 2013, 10:22 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Industry News
Aero seems to be making waves in the cable industry. The company streams free over-the-air channels to Internet devices for a small fee, and this has broadcasters such as CBS threatening legal action against it. A small company like Aereo…
Posted April 10, 2013, 4:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
Following a recent court decision favoring Aereo's Internet-based, royalty-free retransmission of broadcast television, Fox warned it may pull its freely available NY-area broadcast channel in favor of a subscription-only model. CBS claims it too is mulling over a similar move to…
Posted April 2, 2013, 7:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently denied a preliminary injunction motion that would have prevented Aereo from streaming recorded broadcast television over the Internet to subscribers. It’s a huge victory for the budding service and a…
Posted January 9, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Controversial over-the-web television service Aereo is moving ahead with plans to expand their service to a wider audience this year. The company plans to make the service available in 22 cities over the next 12 months, covering more than 97…
Posted October 19, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
Aereo, the controversial service that allows customers to watch live streaming television over the Internet, has expanded service to include all major web browsers. The service had previously been limited to individuals using an iOS device or a Roku streaming…
Aereo, the controversial streaming television service that launched earlier this year in New York City, has announced several new programming plans to suit any need and budget. The new choices come just ahead of plans to expand the service to…
Posted July 13, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
Aereo backer Barry Diller has announced that the online television service will expand to most major US cities by the end of 2013. The marketing plan was made public yesterday during an interview with Bloomberg Television following a favorable court…
Posted February 16, 2012, 7:30 AM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
At a conference in New York on Tuesday, Aereo unveiled (PDF) plans to give Internet-capable devices the ability to watch ABC, CBS, CW, Fox, NBC and PBS in real-time without the aid of a TV tuner.
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