Fox, Univision May Go Subscription To Stop Aereo

Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 9, 2013 @03:35AM from the sounds-like-bluffing dept.

GTRacer writes "In response to Aereo's recent win allowing per-user over-the-air antenna feeds to remote devices, Fox COO Chase Carey said, 'We need to be able to be fairly compensated for our content. This is not an ideal path we look to pursue [...],' that path being a switch to a subscription model. Spanish-language stalwart Univison may join Fox, per CEO Haim Saban. Aereo replied, in part, 'When broadcasters asked Congress for a free license to digitally broadcast on the public's airwaves, they did so with the promise that they would broadcast in the public interest and convenience, and that they would remain free-to-air. Having a television antenna is every American's right.' A switch to a pay-TV subscription model would stymie Aereo but could hurt affiliate stations."

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While you are at it by Sparticus789 · 2013-04-09 03:40 · Score: 5, Interesting

Can we switch ALL channels to a subscription model? I only watch 5 channels, and I would gladly pay $5 each for those channels and save myself hundreds of dollars per year.

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Re:Awesome! by Antipater · 2013-04-09 03:55 · Score: 5, Interesting

Broadcast TV allows me to watch programming I enjoy, for free, without my stream lagging to hell whenever my ISP arbitrarily decides to throttle me.
And I would rather have my indecency standards set by a monolithic, slow-as-molasses bureaucracy than by the whims of a media company.
Until net neutrality is settled, I would ask that you not sign any petition doing away with public TV.

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