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If FOX follows through with its threat, and other networks follow Fox, it means Free Digital TV is done, over. Or, FREE Digital TV will be filled with unwatchable crap until it dies completely.
There is a similar fight going on in Japan where the national broadcaster, NHK has been trying to force people to pay. You move in and they show up within a week, demanding payment for the signal. Most people are telling them to shove it sideways. Viewership is waning, lol.
So who wins? Murdoch or Diller? The rub is if FOX and other networks allow Aereo to have free service, Fox fees to cable will be in jeopardy. I doubt cable networks/satellite et al will agree to pay royalties for something somebody else is getting for free. According to article, FOX made 472 million last year. It'll be a nasty summer.
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