Aereo vs. Broadcast TV: The Case That Could Change Everything

Who's likely to win and what’s at stake

On April 22, attorneys for Aereo and the broadcast TV networks will face off before the Supreme Court in American Broadcasting Companies Inc. v. Aereo. The closely watched case could change the course of broadcast television and determine the future of the emerging over-the-top video marketplace. With so much on the line, Aereo—fighting to stay in business—and the broadcasters that want to shut it down have enlisted the services of a couple of big-name Washington attorneys with deep ties to the high court.

The Supreme Court decision, which could come in late summer, will end two years of legal battles that began just prior to Aereo’s launch in New York.

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