Comments on: Inside Aereo: new photos of the tech that’s changing how we watch TV

By: jgold50

jgold50 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:07:41 +0000

Fox has threatened to go on pay cable to escape free tv to receive rebroadcast fees. I hope Aereo succeeds but I don’t know where in the fcc regs did broadcasters get the right to charge retransmission fees. I am on the side of cable companies.

By: tabulator32

tabulator32 — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:05:34 +0000

If it gets too hot in the kitchen, they can just sell the company to Google and then nothing will be able to stop them from rebroadcasting.

By: Grs Dev

Grs Dev — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:37:27 +0000

so basically they’re in the antenna leasing business? Is that what it boils down to?

By: Grs Dev

Grs Dev — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 22:35:29 +0000

And the broadcasters have no problem with that as long as Aereo is willing to play by the same rules that cable head ends are having to play by.

The issue here is that Aereo is trying to commoditize Broadcast TV.

By: Mike Kleinschmidt

Mike Kleinschmidt — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:15:41 +0000

They are over the air braodcast and different FCC rules apply to rebroadcast. Actually, they are boosting signal and those with the right antenna can catch the signal.

By: NewMedia

NewMedia — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:19:02 +0000

Kudos Aereo. Break those Hollywood/Cable goons. Offer me streaming at a reasonable price.

By: Lance Miller

Lance Miller — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 07:19:28 +0000

I’m all for it & since they’ve won the appeal I can’t wait for them to come to Tampa. I’ll be outside yanking down my dish quicker than you can bat a eye.. Go Aereo.!!!

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 21:56:10 +0000

WHO CARES LEGAL/SMEGAL IF THE GOV/CONGRESS /CROOKED POLITICIANS DIDN’T GIVE FRANCHISE RIGHTS FOR KICKBACK /BRIBES TO CABLE TV AND THEN CHANGE ANALOG TO DIGITAL TAKING AWAY ALL FREE TV
WE WOULDN’T BE FORKING OVER BIG MONEY TO WATCH WHAT SHOULD BE FREE
THE GOV SCREWED THE AVERAGE PERSON FOR CORPORATION PROFIT
ALL DISH/DIRECT AND THE REST REBROADCAST WITHA DELAY
AND CHARGE SUBSCRIBER FEES/PLUS MAKE ADVERTISER FEES
HICH WE HVE TO WATCH
AND PAYFOR CHANNELS WE DON’T WANT OR NEED
THEY GET RICH PAY OUT KICKBACK $ PEOPLE SCREWED
PLAIN AND SIMPLE
EVERYBODY STOP BUYING/WATCHING 1 MO.WATCH IT DROP
THE CRAP ON TV AIN’T WORTH WATCHING IT DROP

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:15:18 +0000

Kanojia -The genius at work.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 02:57:17 +0000

It is legal. Cable companies wish it wasn’t so. Broadcasters are required to provide over the air broadcasting for free, but they can charge cable companies. If cable companies lose customers / money then they will want to pay less which the Broadcasters don’t want them to do. That said, most cable companies have to offer a scaled down package of local channels – this is really the only area where there should be concern. Very few people have this package. Aereo only provides a remote antenna for over the air broadcasts. They don’t provide all the cable channels that most are accustomed to – ESPN, HBO, Cartoon Network, CNN, F/X, Syfy, etc. To get those you need to go through a cable provider. FYI, by cable provider, I am including not only traditional coax based cable companies, but phone, fiber and satellite as well. Also broadcasters usually transmit their signal to cable providers via satellite, which is an extra expense. They have no such expense with Aereo who takes on this cost themselves.