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 said that if broadcasters fail to win their lawsuit against Aereo, News Corp. would pursue a subscription model and abandon its broadcast signal.

"We won't just sit idle and allow our content to be actively stolen," Carey told the NAB audience. "It is clear that the broadcast business needs a dual revenue stream from both ad and subscription to be viable.

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