Aereo investor Barry Diller says that the company isn’t about taking free, over-the-air signals and charging for them, but is instead about moving TV from a closed system to IP. At the D11 Conference today, Diller defended the company’s plans to build a more open video distribution platform.
Diller said that what Aereo charges for isn’t that different from going to your local Radio Shack and buying an antenna to receive free, over-the-air TV signals. But just because Aereo charges for something that is available on an over-the-air signal, doesn’t mean that he wants to take revenues from broadcasters â€" Diller says that they will still make money from advertisers.
“I don’t want to beat up broadcasters… I want to move from closed systems to Internet systems,†Diller said. “The more you can get video to IP, the better it will be.â€
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Barry Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and the Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia, Inc. IAC is a leading media and Internet company comprising more than 150 brands and products, including Match.com, Ask.com, CollegeHumor, and CityGrid Media. Focused in the areas of search, online dating, local businesses and media, IAC’s family of websites is one of the largest in the world, with nearly a billion monthly visits across more than 30 countries. The company is headquartered...
Aereo is a New York City-based technology company that allows consumers to access live broadcast television on Internet-connected devices through use of its remote integrated antenna/DVR technology. Aereo allows users to watch live broadcast television and pause, rewind and fast-forward any program that they are watching. Consumers access Aereo’s technology through supported internet browsers; there is no application to download and no box to install. A cable or satellite television subscription is not required to use Aereo....
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