Aereo
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Another One Bites The Dust: Boston Court Denies Preliminary Injunction Against Aereo
Refusing to pipe down today, Aereo has just confirmed that a federal judge has ruled in favor of Aereo in its legal battle with Hearst Stations in Boston, one of three currently ongoing lawsuits between the streaming TV startup and major network broadcasters, the other in New York and most recently Utah. Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton issued a ruling that denies the plaintiff a motion for… Read More
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Aereo For Android Launches On October 22
Android users, how would you like 30 live TV channels to be available on your phone or tablet at any given time or place? If that sounds like you, then happy Thursday. Aereo, the company that streams live television and DVR service to iPhone, iPad and desktop users across the country, is today announcing that Android users will be able to join in on the fun starting on October 22. Read More
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Aereo’s Legal Battle Extends To Utah As Fox, Other Broadcasters File Suit
Unsurprisingly, TV broadcasters don't like that Aereo is taking the content they provide freely over-the-air and putting it on the Internet for everyone to enjoy. The startup is currently embroiled in a number of court cases over its product, and now that legal battle enters a new arena with Fox Broadcasting Co., Sinclair Broadcast Group and Local TV launching a new Federal Court suit. Read More
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Aereo Will Expand Into Utah On August 19
Today Aereo, the live TV streaming/DVR service that brings content directly to any of your devices, at any time, has today announced its plans to launch service in Utah on August 19. Shortly after, the company has plans to launch service in Chicago on September 13. Back in January, Aereo raised a $38 million series B round and announced plans to expand beyond NYC into 22 new cities. So far… Read More
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Aereo To Launch Its Internet Streaming TV Service In Chicago On September 13
Despite court battles, Aereo is on a roll. The startup just announced its streaming TV service will hit Chicagoland September 13. This comes just a month after the company announced its Atlanta launch details. Once Chicago is online, Aereo will be live in four of the country's biggest cities, serving up network television to over 12 million Americans. Read More
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Barry Diller Says Aereo Isn’t About Charging For Something That’s Free, But About Moving TV To IP
Aereo investor Barry Diller says that the company isn't about taking free, over-the-air signals and charging for them, but is instead about moving TV from a closed system to IP. At the D11 Conference today, Diller defended the company's plans to build a more open video distribution platform. Read More
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Aereo Is Coming To Atlanta: June 17 For Pre-Registered Users, June 24 For Everyone Else
Fresh on the heels of announcing new streamlined pricing plans, Aereo is announcing plans to launch its service in Atlanta as part of its move to expand outside of New York and across the country. The service will launch in Atlanta on June 17 for users who pre-register for the service. Then, on June 24, Aereo will open up the service to everyone in the Atlanta area. Read More
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Aereo Switches Up Pricing: $8/Month For 20 Hours Of DVR, $12/Month For 60 Hours Starting May 15
Aereo users, listen up. The company that has been bringing you access to 30 over-the-air broadcast channels on the cheap is switching up its pricing structure a bit to make things less complicated. Unfortunately, this switch also makes things slightly more expensive, but still highly competitive in today’s content streaming landscape. Starting on May 15, the original five-tier structure will… Read More
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Responding To Threats, Aereo Asks Court To Block “Do-Over” Suits In New Districts Ahead Of Boston Launch
Today marks the latest step in Aereo's legal battle with major broadcast networks like Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC, with the live TV streaming/DVR service filing a declaratory judgement action against CBS, in particular. Read More
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Aereo Brings Free Over-The-Air TV And Cloud DVR To Boston May 15
Aereo has just announced its first expansion beyond New York City, and the city it's moving to next is Boston. Bostonians will gain access to the startup's free, over-the-air TV services and usage-based cloud DVR subscription options beginning May 15, indicating it's full-speed ahead for the media startup despite its ongoing legal battles with networks and broadcasters. Read More
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As Aereo Fights A Clone, Fox Threatens To Go To Cable If Courts Continue To Rule In Aereo’s Favor
This is a story about multiple lawsuits, a clone, and yet another tale of David vs. Goliath, except this time David and Goliath are kind of the same person. After winning in the courts against a cohort of major broadcast networks just last week, two major problems have befallen the streaming TV startup Aereo. The first is a clone called AereoKiller LLC, which claims to operate under… Read More
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Aereo CEO Explains How Recent Court Win Further Validates Partnership Opportunities
Aereo has been making waves of late, winning an important court decision yesterday in its massive legal battle with network broadcasters over the legality of Aereo’s live streaming/DVR system that brings HD video content to any of your devices for a pay-as-you-go option or monthly subscription cost. Plus, rumors have been swirling lately that Aereo may be in talks with major ISPs and TV… Read More
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Aereo Looks To TV Providers, ISPs To Accelerate Growth
Aereo has a lot of plates spinning. The streaming TV startup just launched a huge marketing push in NY, along with the announcement of a $38 million funding round aimed at expansion to over 20 new cities in the coming months. And if that weren’t enough, Aereo is still in the midst of a fierce legal battle with network broadcasters. Still, the company continues to juggle its issues, not least… Read More
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Aereo Launches Cable-Killer Ad Campaign, Expands Into Three New States
Aereo today announced that the cloud DVR/live TV streaming service will be expanding past New York City to more than 19 million people living in the surrounding NYC metropolitan area. The expansion will cover 29 new counties across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania. Before today, only residents in New York's five boroughs had access to the service. Alongside the announcement… Read More
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Aereo Amps Up Marketing Efforts Before Expanding To New Cities, Hires Former Apple Exec As CCO
Aereo has been making headlines lately, not only for expanding its streaming cloud DVR service to 22 new markets in the coming months, but for being in active litigation with some of the nation's biggest and most powerful broadcast networks. But founder Chet Kanojia isn't going to let anything get the company down, which is why he's bringing Alex Moulle-Berteaux to the Aereo team as Chief… Read More
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CNET Now Forbidden To Review Aereo, The TV Service In Active Litigation With CBS
John P. Falcone over at CBS-owned CNET posted a quick piece on Aereo, the TV-over-Internet startup that is giving broadcasters fits. The story, which would have been a short piece on Aereo on a Roku device, is now awash with ridiculous disclaimers and discussions of lawsuits filed against Aereo by broadcasters. Read More
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The Sky Is The Limit For Aereo, Assuming The Sky Remains Filled With Free TV Signals
Aereo is quite possibly the most disruptive company to come out of New York since Kickstarter. The startup, founded by serial founder Chet Kanojia, brings live and recorded TV content direct to your Internet-connected devices for as low as $8 per month. In a world where retrieving free over-the-air signals with rabbit ears is an extinct idea, Aereo has shrunken the rabbit ears down to the size… Read More
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Aereo Raises $38 Million Series B, Plans To Bring Its Streaming TV Service To 22 New Markets
If there’s been one big drawback to Aereo, it's that the streaming television startup only offers its service to customers living within New York City’s five boroughs. As it turns out though, that won’t be the case for too much longer. Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia announced earlier today that the company has locked up a cool $38 million in Series B finding (led by IAC and Highland Capital… Read More
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Aereo Founder Chet Kanojia On Expansion, New Content Deals, And Operating Within The Law
Aereo network streaming TV service recently launched a new Bloomberg TV channel, marking the first content licensing deal inked by the New York-based startup. We sat down with Chet Kanojia, CEO and founder of Aereo to discuss licensing new content, expansion, and the current court case involving Aereo and major network TV broadcasters. Read More
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Amidst Ongoing Legal Battles, Aereo To Launch Apps For Smart TVs, Set-Top Boxes; Game Consoles Likely To Follow
Aereo, the polarizing startup that allows users to watch broadcast TV over the Web, is currently fighting for its life in court. The IAC and Barry Diller-backed startup is tangled up in what will likely be an arduous and lengthy battle with the major broadcast networks over the legality of its service -- long treatise on the subject here -- but that doesn't mean Aereo has any intention of putting… Read More