Latest in Aereo

David Goodfriend, founder of controversial not-for-profit outfit Locast, said the parent companies of ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox “waited too long” to sue him over the alleged theft of their signals. He also questioned why they didn’t seek a temporary restraining order to halt the two-year-old company’s operations, as they…

Locast, the service launched in 2018 that enables viewers to access free internet streams of local TV stations’ signals, has filed a counter-suit against ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, alleging “classic copyright abuse.” The two sides have clashed over the service, which bills itself as a “signal booster” fully compliant with…

With the death of the man known as the Supreme Court’s most conservative justice, admirers and critics from the worlds of entertainment and politics alike took to social media to weigh in on the legacy and career of Antonin Scalia. Responses ranged from praise, to condemnation, to polite condolences but as expected…

Over four months ago, a U.S. District Court judge in California stunningly ruled that Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS might have to license their shows to FilmOn X. Today, a U.S. District Court judge in the District of Columbia said that Alki David's video streaming service doesn't get that programming after all. All of which…

A year less a day after the Barry Diller-backed streaming service argued in front of the Supreme Court over the broadcasters' claims of copyright violation, the now Chapter 11 Aereo hopes its come to the end of the long legal road. The shuttered company and its nemeses have come to a deal that will see Aereo pay out…

It was a court order on summary judgments where everyone got something and use of the big Aereo ruling of last year went nowhere. "Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part and Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part," today said a…

Aereo has reached a deal with broadcasters in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that will allow the former streaming service to auction off its TV technology — as long the the networks be allowed to monitor the process and examine any potential deal. The latest news comes after Aereo filed for voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization…

The streaming company says it filed for voluntary Chapter 11 reorganization at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in NYC due to “the uncertain regulatory and legal climate” following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June that Aereo must pay broadcasters to retransmit their free, over-the-air signals. "Even with significant…

In a move that should come as no surprise, struggling Aereo today started laying off staff and shutting doors. “In an effort to reduce costs, we made the difficult decision to lay off some of our staff in Boston and New York," the company said in a statement. While based in NYC, Aereo's largest office actually was in…

Having pursued the Barry Diller-backed service through the courts for more than two years and beaten it at the Supreme Court in June, the broadcasters today basically TKO'd Aereo. “Following the Supreme Court’s decision, this Circuit’s law with respect to Aereo’s live or near-live retransmission no longer conflicts…

The broadcast streaming service is in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that it can’t retransmit TV stations’ free, over-the-air signals without their permission. But while Aereo’s down, it isn’t out — as evidenced by its new campaign to persuade the FCC to help. CEO Chet Kanojia argued in a visit with…

Talk about hitting a guy when he's down and already almost out Less than two months after achieving victory over Aereo at the Supreme Court, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision and Telemundo now want a federal judge to slap what they see as a long overdue nationwide and wide ranging preliminary injunction against the presently…