27.02.2014 - 20:19 [ Techdirt ]

Broadcasters Warn Supremes Of The Innumerable Non-Existent Horrors That Will Befall Everyone If Aereo Wins

As we‘ve noted for some time, broadcasters have long argued that if they‘re not given what they want they‘re sure to go out of business, even if the evidence never actually supports that. Their latest incarnation of that has been in heavy rotation during their battle against live TV streaming service Aereo, with broadcasters arguing that if Aereo is allowed to survive, they‘ll pull all of their broadcast channels from over the air and move them to paid cable tiers. As we‘ve stated previously they should go right ahead and do that, as the publicly-owned airwaves they‘re currently using can certainly be put to good use.