[Blood of Tyrants]

If they are streaming the commercials too, what is the big deal?

[Cboldt]

I think the cable companies kickback to the networks, even the local broadcast stuff. But the cable guys use ONE antenna, and split that signal off to multiple cable subscribers. Aero has one antenna for each subscriber, but the antenna is remote to the subscriber (local to the broadcast market).

Anyway, the broadcast guys want a kickback, that's all this is about.

[Monitor]

The networks charge cable companies and the like billions of dollars in retransmission fees (the cable company uses one antenna to receive, and then retransmits to millions of consumers). Those fees are becoming a significant portion of the network’s revenue stream.

If Aereo wins, there is nothing to stop the cable companies and the like from do exactly as Aereo is doing in order to get around paying those billions.

Personally, I’m okay with the networks loosing that revenue stream, and I’m also okay with the cable companies getting a new, far cheaper competitor.

[andyk]

I’m sure they just want a cut of that $8 per user per month. But they should be thrilled that more people are seeing their commercials.