Aereo to Launch in Utah Aug. 19

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

Aereo has announced an Aug. 19 launch date for its expansion
to Utah.

It is currently operating in Boston, Atlanta, and New York,
with plans to add Chicago Sept. 13 and more markets in the fall.

Aereo uses remote antennas to deliver TV station signals
over the Web, but is being sued by broadcasters because it does not pay them,
as do cable operators.

Aereofounder/CEO Chet Kanojia said last week the company is still on track to
expand to 22 markets by the end of the year.

Broadcasters have tried to get the courts to
enjoin the service until a decision is rendered on the legality of the service,
but has been denied so far.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.