Could this be the end of broadcasting as we know it?

A Joseph Ross joe@attorneyross.com
Wed Apr 10 00:13:43 EDT 2013


On 4/9/2013 7:31 AM, Ken VanTassell wrote:

> I think this is an idle threat by the networks. What is so bad about aereo
> from the broadcasters perspective ? You can only see the local stations in
> the market you happen to be in, and the commercials are intact. That means
> more eyeballs on the ads. True they don't get retransmission fees, but that
> was not part of the original cable deals either.  I myself am looking
> forward to Aereo coming to Boston this summer. The Hopper on the other hand
> advertises with great glee how you can skip the commercials, this is more
> troublesome.

And WBZ won't be able to reach 30-something states.

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