While anyone with the right antenna can pick up a broadcast TV station’s signal for free, the fact that Aereo allows subscribers to view time-shifted streams of over-the-air television has some broadcasters threatening to go the pay-TV route. News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey this week threatened to pull the Fox network off the airwaves and convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel. Aereo essentially steals the Fox over-the-air signal and then sells it to Aereo customers without paying for the rights, he alleged.
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Fox Gnashes Its Teeth Over Aereo
Posted by: Peter Suciu April 10, 2013 01:19 PMWhile anyone with the right antenna can pick up a broadcast TV station’s signal for free, the fact that Aereo allows subscribers to view time-shifted streams of over-the-air television has some broadcasters threatening to go the pay-TV route. News Corp. Chief Operating Officer Chase Carey this week threatened to pull the Fox network off the airwaves and convert the network to a pay-TV-only channel. Aereo essentially steals the Fox over-the-air signal and then sells it to Aereo customers without paying for the rights, he alleged.