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Wow, that's really interesting. You would think this wouldn't be okay with channels because it's still depriving them of cable retransmission fees. Looks like t
by aiddun 7y ago
Wow, that's really interesting. You would think this wouldn't be okay with channels because it's still depriving them of cable retransmission fees. Looks like they just got a $500,000 donation from AT&T.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/streaming-service-challenges-broadcasters-with-free-tv-feeds-11561986187 https://www.wsj.com/articles/streaming-service-challenges-br...
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- cosmie 7y agoAT&T has more to gain than lose by this being successful, since they pay out billions in retransmission fees. They're already playing hardball on retransmission agreements recently, with the current CBS blackout being only the latest example[1]. AT&T added Locast to both their DirecTV and Uverse TV receivers[2], which limits the impact radius of the blackouts that are resulting from their strong-arm tactics. And in the case of DirectTV's receiver, it's a pretty seemless process as the blacked-out channels in the guide automatically redirect you to the equivalent channel in the Locast app. A $500k donation for such convenient leverage is chump change, considering the billions of dollars that are on the line with these retransmission agreements. [1] https://deadline.com/2019/07/cbs-blackout-directv-u-verse-att-contract-dispute-1202649633/ https://deadline.com/2019/07/cbs-blackout-directv-u-verse-at... [2] https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/at-t-locast-is-option-if-there-is-cbs-blackout https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/at-t-locast-is-option...
- toomuchtodo 7y agoThat’s brilliant. TIL!