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Aereo's Internet TV pricing is simpler, but not cheaper

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  • Posted May 13, 2013, 3:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • 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…

Aereo files complaint against CBS to stop repetitive lawsuits

Aereo files complaint against CBS to stop repetitive lawsuits
  • 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.

Aereo Internet TV forces Fox, CBS to consider subscription-based model

Aereo Internet TV forces Fox, CBS to consider subscription-based model
  • 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…

CBS finally brings full episode streaming to iOS devices

CBS finally brings full episode streaming to iOS devices
  • Posted March 15, 2013, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • Better late than never, right? CBS is (finally) following in the footsteps of other networks like ABC, NBC, TBS and TNT by launching an iOS app that enables iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners to stream HD-quality, full-length episodes of…

Super Bowl to be streamed online for the second consecutive year

Super Bowl to be streamed online for the second consecutive year
  • Posted December 20, 2012, 10:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Exactly one year ago to the day, the NFL announced that Super Bowl XLVI would be streamed live online and to select mobile phones for the first time ever. That experiment apparently went well enough that organizers have decided to…

Microsoft hires former CBS executive to create original Xbox content

Microsoft hires former CBS executive to create original Xbox content
  • Posted September 18, 2012, 6:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Microsoft
  • Micosoft is moving forward with plans to produce original content for the Xbox 360 by hiring former CBS Network Television Entertainment Group president Nancy Tellem. Redmond’s latest hire will be responsible for overseeing the launch of a new production studio…

Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law

Aereo offers TV-over-Internet with antennas engineered to comply with law
  • 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.

Netflix inks licensing deal with CW Network for programming rights

Netflix inks licensing deal with CW Network for programming rights
  • Posted October 13, 2011, 5:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web
  • Netflix has announced that they have come to an agreement with Warner Bros. and CBS on a multi-year licensing deal to stream CW Network programming. Netflix will gain access to more than 700 hours of programming from the CW...

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