The four major broadcast networks, CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to shut down Locast, a free streaming app that provides broadcast TV signals. The broadcasters argue that Locast, ...

After losing a ruling in a case brought by the big broadcast networks, the streaming app is suspending service "effective immediately." By Alex Weprin, Eriq Gardner The streaming TV app Locast is ...

Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, suspended its operations Thursday after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s ...

The major broadcast networks have now taken aim at the free streaming service, Locast. A lawsuit has now been filed on behalf of ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC over what the networks consider to be a violation ...

The broadcasters aim to shut down a service that has attracted tens of thousands of users and is threatening billions of dollars in retransmission contracts. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. Locast, a streaming service that ...

Locast brings TV over the Internet. And it's free. The TV networks, namely CBS, ABC, Fox and NBC, are upset and are suing. They want to keep collecting the fees they get from cable companies. This ...

Want to watch the Super Bowl and other network TV for free? A start-up called Locast will let you, and (so far) the big broadcasters aren’t trying to stop it. By Edmund Lee On the roof of a luxury ...

The four major broadcast networks, CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to shut down Locast, a free streaming app that provides broadcast TV signals. The broadcasters argue that Locast, ...

Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in about three dozen U.S. cities, suspended its operations Thursday after losses in court against the broadcast industry. The owners of the country’s ...

ABC, FOX, CBS and NBC have filed a lawsuit in a New York District Court against Locast, which streams local broadcast TV stations over the internet in select U.S. cities for free. “Locast is a public ...

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