A Victory For Aereo is a Victory For FilmOn
Filmon.com CEO Alki David congratulates Barry Diller on recent court ruling
July 11, 2012 Beverly Hills (www.filmon.com) In a huge blow to the major TV broadcasters, Federal Judge Alison Nathan has ruled that plaintiffs in American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. et al vs. Aereo, Inc. have not demonstrated a likelihood of prevailing in the case.
While FilmOn is settling its own dispute with the networks, it is now reinstating its live major Network streams in the state of New York with principally the same application of mini antennas as Aereo uses. This includes ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, etc. The aforementioned network content is geo-restricted to the state of New York's DMA. The other 160 HD channels are largely available worldwide on FilmOn.com which, as Alki David says, “dwarfs Aereo’s pitiful local TV offering.”
David added "Furthermore, FilmOn is uniquely positioned in every major US market and will soon begin rolling out similar major Network services nationwide.
The fundamental difference, unlike Barry Diller's Aereo, is that FilmOn pays retransmission fees on behalf of all of its paying subscribers. FilmOn feels it’s only right to pay the content producers their fair dues.
“This is a significant move in the right direction. Television is meant to be for the consumer and the consumer deserves to have it anywhere and everywhere, whenever the consumer wants," said David.
Keith Garsee
keith@filmon.com
FilmOn.com Networks
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