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Aereo Makes Pre-emptive Legal Move Against CBS Network made 'repeated threats' to sue Aereo in other cities

It's getting close to a verbal and legal blood bath yet between upstart pay TV service Aereo and broadcast owners. In the latest twist to the ongoing legal feud, Aereo…

May 6, 2013, 12:08 PM EDT

Aereo Boston Launch Draws Broadcaster Ire CBS readies lawsuit in Beantown

Aereo, the Barry Diller-backed controversial pay TV service that streams TV signals over the Internet, has selected Boston as the next market in its planned 22-city rollout. The service will…

April 23, 2013, 12:01 PM EDT

Broadcasters Petition Court for New Hearing in Aereo Case Petition is next step to protect copyright

Two weeks after the Second Circuit Court of Appeals refused to shut down Aereo, New York TV station owners petitioned the court for an "en banc" hearing.  "This petition is an…

April 16, 2013, 4:30 PM EDT

Will News Corp. Pursue a Subscription Model? [Updated] Univision, CBS join Chase Carey in taking aim at Aereo

Chase Carey minced no words when it comes to Aereo. Addressing broadcasters gathered in Las Vegas for the annual National Association of Broadcasters convention, the News Corp. president and CEO…

April 8, 2013, 3:47 PM EDT

Broadcasters Lose to Aereo in Appeals Court Diller-backed service can keep streaming local TV signals

It's not looking good for broadcasters locked in a lawsuit with Aereo, a pay TV service that "rents" tiny TV antennas to customers in order to stream local TV signals…

April 1, 2013, 12:47 PM EDT

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Ivi's Case Lower court injunction stands against TV streamer

Ivi, a pay TV service that was streaming over-the-air TV signals on the Internet without permission, has finally reached the end of the road in court. The Supreme Court on Monday…

March 18, 2013, 11:49 AM EDT

Consumers Could Start Receiving Anti-Piracy Notices This Week Persistent offenders could face slower Internet service

Consumers that illegally download movies, music or TV shows could start receiving warning notices from Internet service providers this week. Persistent downloaders might even see slower Internet connections. Beginning Monday, five…

February 25, 2013, 11:23 AM EST

Lawmaker Uses Reddit to Craft New Law on Domain Name Seizures Feds shut down more than 700 websites

A number of lawmakers have taken to the Internet to crowdsource ideas for laws and policy. The latest is Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), who is using the Reddit community to…

November 19, 2012, 4:02 PM EST

Appeals Court Upholds Injunction Against ivi Broadcasters successfully defend copyright

A federal appeals court may have put the final nail in ivi's coffin. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Monday upheld a lower court's temporary injunction against…

August 27, 2012, 3:45 PM EDT

Aereo Wannabe May End Up Aiding Broadcasters Alki David's ode to Barry Diller may result in split court decision

In a unusual legal twist, broadcasters may now have two shots at killing Aereo, the controversial TV streaming service recently launched by media mogul Barry Diller. Alki David, the provocative media…

August 15, 2012, 4:02 PM EDT

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