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Broadcasters up in arms over signal streaming service
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Apr 10, 2013
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Broadcasters up in arms over signal streaming service
Internet upstart Aereo. make local broadcasts - like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox and make them streamable. So you'd be able to see them on your iPad or iPhone.
A user streams a sports game on his Ipad.
A user streams a sports game on his Ipad.
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Internet upstart Aereo. make local broadcasts - like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox and make them streamable. So you'd be able to see them on your iPad or iPhone.

Internet upstart Aereo makes local broadcasts — like ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox — streamable, so you'd be able to see them on your iPad or iPhone. Right now the service is only available in New York.

While the company hopes to expand to bigger markets, they're feeling the pressure from local TV broadcasters and their parent companies.

Here to talk about why Aereo is upsetting TV's status quo is Brian Stelter of the Media Decoder blog at the New York Times.