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Supreme Court Effectively Puts Aereo Out of Business

Convergent TV

The official word on Aereo came down from the Supreme Court today, and the word is "no." 


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New Group Formed to Defend Retransmission Consent

Convergent TV

Fights between broadcasters and pay TV over carriage deals always makes for good copy, and a new coalition in Washington is about to make sure there's a lot more for [...]

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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear ABC Vs. Aereo

Performance Marketing

Aereo will get its day in court. The Supreme Court of the U.S. Friday afternoon issued an order granting review of ABC Inc. v. Aereo. At stake is the future [...]

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Media General Lashes Back at Dish in FCC Filing

Convergent TV

The retransmission fight between Media General and Dish is now being waged at the Federal Communications Commission.

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CBS Blackout Took a Bite Out of Time Warner Cable Earnings

Convergent TV

While there was little doubt that CBS on Sept. 2 walked away the victor in its month-long feud with Time Warner Cable, it wasn’t until this morning that the cost [...]

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Time Warner Cable Buys DukeNet for $600 Million

Convergent TV

It's been true for a while now that new cable subscribers are fairly thin on the ground—Time Warner Cable has picked an innovative way to make up the shortfall today [...]