ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sued to shut down the service that streams broadcast channels for free. Locast calls it a sham and hauls YouTube into the fray. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, ...
NEW YORK—Locast founder and chairman David Goodfriend says he’s now “very optimistic” that his broadcast signal streaming platform won’t go down in court the same way Aereo did eight years ago. “We’re ...
Because networks are regulated by the government, under the covenant that they reach viewers at no charge over the air, Locast’s slogan was that it was helping viewers “free their TV.” Networks, not ...
Locast fits into a crowded field of devices and services aiming to replace or complement cable. There are cable-like streaming services like YouTube TV, DirecTV Now or PlayStation Vue, which offer ...
It sounds as if David Goodfriend, having already helped defeat the NFL off the football field, needed another challenge. Goodfriend is a lawyer and co-owner (with wife Sue) of Washington, D.C.-based ...
Cord-cutters take note: Locast is offering free, local broadcast television signals via streaming in Pittsburgh. In Pittsburgh, Locast delivers more than 40 local channels, including all the major ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NEW YORK—Locast, the non-profit streaming service that offers local TV channels to viewers at no ...
Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, suspended its operations Thursday after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s ...
The streamer alleges that ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC are engaged in sham copyright litigation and are colluding to deny consumers over-the-air signals they once committed to make freely available. By Eriq ...
Locast, a non-profit streaming service, has countersued Disney (DIS)’s ABC, CBS (CBS), Fox and Comcast (CCZ)’s NBCUniversal, alleging the broadcasters engaged in antitrust conduct and colluded to grow ...
This big copyright case will come down to a federal court's view of Locast, a digital streaming app that's free … sorta. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large In biblical times, locusts were ...
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, The Locast website is displayed on a computer screen in New York. Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in nearly three dozen U.S. cities, is ...
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