Les Moonves, CEO of CBS, was one of the more vocal network execs leading the charge against Aereo. He was the one insisting that CBS would move its content off of the public airwaves if Aereo won — to which many people said that sounded like a good idea, so that others could use that valuable spectrum. Of course, when talking to his investors, Moonves also admitted that an Aereo win would have no real impact on the company, revealing the truth of the matter.

Either way, it‘s no surprise that he‘d be delighted by the victory over Aereo. What gets ridiculous is when he claims that it‘s a „pro-consumer thing.“ How, exactly, is that the case? If you look at the comments from just about any Aereo user following Aereo‘s decision to „pause“ the service this weekend in the wake of the ruling, it certainly doesn‘t look particularly „pro-consumer.“ Aereo user and GigaOm writer Jeff Roberts has what might be the best explanation of how horrible this is for consumers: