Earlier today, Barry Diller introduced Aereo, a company backed by IAC, at a press conference in New York City. Aereo streams broadcast TV to your browser and provides a DVR in the cloud by miniaturizing TV antennas and packing them in equipment that sits on the network. In the video above, which we took at the event, you can see Diller’s opening remarks and part of CEO Chaitanya Kanojia’s presentation. At the end, I grabbed Diller on camera to ask him how does this expand beyond just broadcast channels to cable and beyond.
If Aereo can build a big enough audience with bringing broadcast TV to iPads and other screens, then the company can try to cut deals with other channels for carriage. “Eventually,” says Diller, “it is my belief that the world really deserves a la carte programming.” He continues, “It would be much better for users to say, ‘These are the programs I want, I don’t want you to bundle them for me.’”
Is TV in the cloud is on its way? Will the cable industry ever succumb to this type of logic? I sure hope so.
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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