U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan last week granted broadcasters’ request for a temporary restraining order against Aereo in New York. This is the latest setback for the would-be cable-killer service, which was suspended following a Supreme Court ruling this summer. Aereo had utilized small dime-sized antennas to capture over-the-air TV signals and stream the content to subscribers over the Internet. The service, which was launched in 2012 with the backing of IAC Chairman Barry Diller, has been at odds with TV broadcast giants.
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Battered Aereo Takes a Couple More Blows
Posted by: Peter Suciu October 28, 2014 11:02 AMU.S. District Judge Alison Nathan last week granted broadcasters’ request for a temporary restraining order against Aereo in New York. This is the latest setback for the would-be cable-killer service, which was suspended following a Supreme Court ruling this summer. Aereo had utilized small dime-sized antennas to capture over-the-air TV signals and stream the content to subscribers over the Internet. The service, which was launched in 2012 with the backing of IAC Chairman Barry Diller, has been at odds with TV broadcast giants.