Time Warner Cable gives CBS two options to end blackout
The cable giant offers CBS an either/or route to resolve their fee dispute and resume carriage of its network, with digital rights, online content and TV Everywhere among the levers TWC is pulling. by...
View ArticleCBS, Time Warner Cable spar over online rights
As a blackout of CBS channels for Time Warner Cable subscribers nears a week, the two sides continue to blame each other's stance on the digital-content terms for a lack of progress in ongoing...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable suspends CBS programming blackout
The broadcaster and the cable company fail to reach a pact on fees, but subscribers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas don't lose the most-watched television channel for now. by (Credit: Mari...
View ArticleCBS, TWC reach programming deal to end month-long blackout
Network programming expected to resume on the cable giant's systems in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas by 3 p.m. PT Sunday. by (Credit: Mari Benitez/CNET) CBS and Time Warner Cable announced Sunday...
View ArticleAereo wins battle in Boston vs. TV station seeking injunction
A federal court denied Hearst-owned WCVB's attempt at a preliminary injunction just as another court had in New York, but Aereo fails to have the case transferred to a circuit where it already has a...
View ArticleTV broadcasters win preliminary injunction against FilmOn X
Order prohibits the TV streaming service from retransmitting broadcasters' signals over the Internet. by TV broadcasters notched a courtroom win Thursday when a federal judge issued a preliminary...
View ArticleAereo announces Android app launch on October 22
After its CEO said an Android app was possibly coming in September, the cloud-based TV provider says it will release one in public beta later this month, available to members in the seven markets...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable offers CBS blackout-affected customers OTA antenna
The company is offering the antenna for free in its retail locations. It's also giving customers $20 on broadcast antennae sold at Best Buy. by (Credit: Mari Benitez/CNET) Time Warner Cable is trying...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable drops CBS as talks over fees fall short
The two sides fail to reach a fee agreement to continue carrying CBS in three major U.S. cities, but online viewing alternatives give consumers options elsewhere. by (Credit: Mari Benitez/CNET) With...
View ArticleTime Warner Cable drops CBS as fee-deal talks fall short
The two sides fail to reach a fee agreement to continue carrying CBS in three major U.S. cities, but online viewing alternatives give consumers options elsewhere. by (Credit: Mari Benitez/CNET) With...
View ArticleOnline options raise stakes in CBS, Time Warner standoff
With a blackout of CBS' channels, the TV broadcaster and the cable giant are locked in a showdown consumers have seen before. But this time online options like Aereo are shifting the leverage in the...
View ArticleTV networks will reportedly seek Supreme Court review of Aereo
Apparently frustrated by conflicting court decisions, broadcasters seek review of decisions on the legality of retransmitting TV signals on the Internet. by (Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET) The nation's...
View ArticleAereo expansion marches on to Columbus, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Indianapolis
The cloud-based television provider continues its westward move, adding four more cities to its list. The company had plans to expand to 22 cities this year. by Aereo founder and CEO Chet Kanojia....
View ArticleAereo to launch in Denver as it scampers to year-end goal
It's crunch time to reach 22 cities by the end of 2013, and Aereo's next rollout is in a Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming TV market Monday. by Aereo's arrays of tiny antennae let consumers watch live,...
View ArticleAereo launches its first Android app in public beta
App will allow in the seven markets where Aereo operates to access the cloud-based TV service from Android devices running version 4.2 or higher. by Aereo's Android app. (Credit: Aereo) Aereo launched...
View ArticleAereo could arrive on Android as soon as September
The CEO of the upstart online TV service tells International Business Times that his company will launch an app for Google's mobile OS next month -- though an exact date hasn't been determined. by...
View ArticleAereo heads west -- but not too far west -- with Utah launch
The streamer of over-the-air local broadcasts picks Utah for the next leg of its expansion from New York after Boston and Atlanta, but the move west still keeps it out of a zone with shakier legal...
View ArticleDirecTV, Time Warner consider Aereo-like service, report says
The TV providers are thinking about bypassing broadcasters' fees by capturing free over-the-air TV signals and streaming them online. by Aereo's Android app. (Credit: Aereo) TV providers DirecTV, Time...
View ArticleDirecTV, Time Warner considers Aereo-like service, says report
The TV providers are thinking about bypassing broadcasters' fees by capturing free over-the-air TV signals and streaming them online. by Aereo's Android app. (Credit: Aereo) TV providers DirecTV, Time...
View ArticleAereo CEO aims for 25 percent penetration in 5 years
Chet Kanojia, CEO of the controversial company that streams live television over the Internet, hopes one out of four users will be using Aereo in the next five years. by Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia speaks...
View ArticleAereo CEO aims for 25 percent market penetration in 5 years
Chet Kanojia, CEO of the controversial company that streams live television over the Internet, hopes one out of four TV viewers will be using Aereo in the next five years. by Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia...
View ArticleCEO: Aereo will turn a profit before turning in 1M subscribers
The upstart online TV service will have a "fabulous" business at 1 million users and an "extremely fabulous" one at 5 million, but registrations need only be in the hundreds of thousands for it to be...
View ArticleCBS, Time Warner Cable agree to brief contract extension
The two companies, which have been engaged in contentious negotiations over a new carriage contract for the network's flagship CBS network, agree to extension through July 29. by (Credit: CBS) Time...
View ArticleCBS chief dismisses Aereo as 'more wind than reality'
Les Moonves, whose CBS network is among those suing Aereo, shrugs off the online streaming service for over-the-air broadcasts. by Aereo's little antenna has caused a big flap with television...
View ArticleAereo could benefit from CBS-Time Warner Cable dispute
Spokesperson for the cable giant tells The New York Times it will suggest its users give the streaming startup at try if they lose access to CBS programming. by Aereo has gotten into trouble with CBS...
View ArticleAereo to launch in Baltimore, still a dozen cities short of goal
Originally aiming to reach 22 cities by the end of 2013, Aereo's next rollout brings the list to 10. by Aereo founder Chet Kanojia, speaking to a group of New York entrepreneurs. (Credit: Joan E....
View ArticleAereo testing Chromecast app
CEO Chet Kanojia says Chromecast support is on the horizon, with the over-the-air streamer testing an app now. by Aereo founder Chet Kanojia, speaking to a group of New York entrepreneurs. (Credit:...
View ArticleAereo to broadcasters: Supreme Court? Bring it on
Aereo will not oppose broadcast networks' petition for the US Supreme Court to rule on the service's legal merits, but a getting to the Supreme Court is still a long shot. by Aereo's arrays of...
View ArticleSupreme Court agrees to hear Aereo case
The US Supreme Court has granted a writ of certiori, which means it has agreed to hear the case pitting the networks' against the streamer of over-the-air broadcasts. by Aereo's arrays of dime-sized...
View ArticleAereo CEO: We will roll out to five more markets by Q1
The television streaming company had previously said it would wrap things up by the end of 2013, but faced delays. CNET talks to the CEO to find out why. by Aereo founder Chet Kanojia, speaking to a...
View ArticleAereo CEO: We'll roll out to five more markets by Q1
The television streaming company had previously said it would wrap things up by the end of 2013, but faced delays. CNET talks to the CEO to find out why. by Aereo founder Chet Kanojia, speaking to a...
View ArticleEn route to Supreme Court, Aereo to arrive in Cincinnati
The service that streams over-the-air TV will roll out next in Greater Cincinnati, after the start-up fell short of its expansion goals last year. by Aereo's arrays of tiny antennae let consumers...
View ArticleAereo closes $34 million Series C round of funding
Startup locked in a legal battle with broadcast TV companies plans to use the financing to fund nationwide expansion. by Aereo's arrays of tiny antennae let consumers watch live, local television...
View ArticleAereo's Atlanta capacity runs out on heels of NY sellout
Two of Aereo's 11 cities have stopped accepting new customers, as the company that streams over-the-air broadcasts runs out of capacity in Atlanta and New York ahead of Olympics. by Aereo's arrays of...
View ArticleAereo reopens to new members in New York
Shortly before the start of the Olympics, Aereo reopens one of the two cities that ran out of capacity for new members. by Aereo's arrays of tiny antennas let consumers watch live, local television...
View ArticleAereo sells out in New York ahead of Super Bowl, Olympics
The oft-sued service that streams over-the-air TV grounds its legality on its one-antenna-per-customer set-up. Until it adds capacity, it has no more room for New York members. by Aereo's arrays of...
View ArticleSold out in New York, Aereo to expand to San Antonio
The service that streams over-the-air TV will cover more of Texas with an expansion to San Antonio, after the start-up said its first market -- New York -- was sold out. by Aereo matches every...
View ArticleAereo goes big in Texas, planning Austin launch next
The contested service that streams over-the-air TV plans to roll out in its fourth Texas market next week, even as it operations in nearby states were shut down. by Aereo relies on dime-sized antennas...
View ArticleCourt denies Aereo copycat FilmOn X's move to keep running
In its opinion upholding an injuction against FilmOn X, the judge referred to Aereo as a "similar service that also appears to infringe...copyrights." by (Credit: LG/Samsung) FilmOn X, an Aereo copycat...
View ArticleAereo to expand to Miami, Houston, Dallas in September
The company will provide customers with over-the-air television and recording services, and offer one free month of membership to test out the service. by Aereo's little antenna is causing some...
View ArticleCBS, Time Warner Cable talks grow ugly
A showdown between the top broadcast network and the cable provider over fees could cause programming to go dark in the country's biggest cities, which would be good for few but Amazon and Aereo. by...
View ArticleIn another Aereo win, court refuses to rehear New York case
Appeals court clears the way for the TV-over-the-Web service to continue around New York City. But broadcasters aren't giving up their legal battle against the Barry Diller-backed service and its...
View ArticleCBS joins Fox in considering subscription-only model
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves applauds News Corp. exec's comments, telling the New York Times that the network was considering cutting its over-the-air signal in the New York area. by Steven Musil April 9,...
View ArticleAereo fine-tunes its TV streaming prices, plans
A "streamlined" plan, starting at $8 per month, does away with long-term commitments and with annual and daily options, and offers the first month of service at no charge. by Aereo's little antenna has...
View ArticleAereo throws punch in streaming battle by publishing ad in NYT
The upstart live-TV streaming service continues its fight with U.S. broadcasters by taking out a full-page ad saying it is complying with U.S. copyright law. by Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia. (Credit: Greg...
View ArticleBarry Diller: Young people will fuel Aereo's growth
"The idea of you paying thousands of dollars a year for a package of cable channels that you don't watch doesn't make any sense," Diller said by IAC's Barry Diller wants to see TV move to the Internet....
View ArticleAereo to bring its TV service to 22 cities this year
If all goes according to plant, the upstart streaming over-the-air TV service soon won't be limited just to New York City. Plus: a fresh $38 million in financing. by Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia. (Credit:...
View ArticleAereo to bring TV streaming service to Boston in May
Boston will be the second city to get Aereo as the company begins its expansion beyond its home base of New York, as it head out to 22 cities across the U.S. over the course of this year. by Chet...
View ArticleAereo preps big Chicago debut
The country's third biggest city will join New York, Boston and Atlanta with the online over-the-air broadcast service starting Sept. 13, though other as-yet-unannounced cities will be getting it...
View ArticleAereo sued by Boston TV station over copyright
Hearst-owned WCVB becomes the latest broadcast TV station to sue the Barry Diller-backed startup, which retransmits over-the-air signals to Internet-connected devices. by Aereo has gotten into trouble...
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