Aereo, Citing Tweets and Conference Calls, Fires Off a New Legal Salvo at CBS

Short version: “We’ll sue you before you sue us.”
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Wall Street to the TV Guys: Please Bail on Broadcast for Cable!

It’s not happening soon. But investors like the idea.
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Barry Diller and Aereo Win Another Legal Battle

The Web video service can continue to deliver broadcast TV without paying for it.
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ESPN’s Cunning Plan to Stream March Madness: Head to Bill Simmons’s House

The Sports Guy and his crew piggyback on one of the year’s biggest sports events. It could work!
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Why You Can Watch “NCIS” on Your iPad, but Not “Big Bang Theory”

You don’t think there’s a difference between stuff you see on a tablet and stuff you see on a PC. But advertisers and lawyers do.
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Blocked! March Madness Heads Farther Behind the Cable Pay Wall.

Yet another big-time sports event moves from free TV to pay TV: The NCAA championship game is set to switch from CBS to Turner next year.
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William Morris Endeavor Invests in App Maker Chaotic Moon

Talent agency William Morris Endeavor says it has taken an undisclosed but “significant” stake in Chaotic Moon, an Austin, Texas-based software company. Chaotic Moon makes apps and other products for a range of companies including Disney’s Marvel, Microsoft and CBS; it also did much of the work on The Daily, News Corp.’s now-shuttered iPad app.

Native Ad Network Sharethrough Lands Veteran Digital Exec Patrick Keane

The Google, CBS and Associated Content alum gets a new gig.
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Okay, Microsoft — What’s Your Next Game Machine Going to Look Like?

At Dive Into Media, Xbox execs Yusuf Mehdi and Nancy Tellem weren’t ready to “launch” the new Xbox. But they dropped some hints. Here’s the full interview.
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Dish Network’s Charlie Ergen Gets Real: The Full Dive Into Media Interview

A rare hour with one of the most interesting men in media.
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Amazon Will Get New CBS Stephen King Series While It’s Still on the Air

The Super Bowl Gave the Web the Night Off

Super Bowl Eyeballs Up a Bit, Super Bowl Chatter Up a Lot

CBS Takes a Second Shot at the Super Bowl’s Second Screen

The Adobe Super Bowl Ad CBS Doesn’t Want You to See

That CBS/CNET/Dish Story Won’t Go Away

Sunday’s Super Bowl Means Lena Dunham Today

Next Month’s Super Bowl Ads, Today

Dish Toots Its Own Horn, Since CBS Won’t

Time Warner Cashes Another Check From the Albanian Army

CNET Wanders Into the CBS-Dish Crossfire at CES

Amazon Adds a Couple More Time Warner Streaming Shows You Can’t See on Netflix

Web Video, on Your TV, That Looks Like TV

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A Sneak Peek at “House of Cards,” Netflix’s First Big Bet on Original Content