Broadcasters Circle Wagons Against a TV Streaming Upstart

After a federal appeals court in New York ruled on April 1 that Aereo does not violate copyright laws, some network officials are threatening extreme action. Chase Carey, the president and COO of News Corp., threatened to move Fox from a free broadcastNew York City streaming TV service Aereo may not be welcome on the West Coast but that's not putting a crimp in its expansion plans, according to a company spokesman. Aereo, which currently streams live broadcast TV programming to subscribers in NewQuick: what's the difference between a broadcast TV network (Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC) and a cable channel (TBS, TNT, ESPN, etc.)? Oh, only millions and.Media company stocks rise as News Corp.'s Chase Carey, Univision's Haim Saban threaten to pull the plug on over-the-air broadcasting because of court wins by Barry Diller's Aereo.Mr. Kanojia had come to Washington to sell

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