The four major U.S. broadcast networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — have joined together to file a lawsuit against Locast, a non-profit organization that enables local TV streams. Locast o…
Locast of attempting to gather customer data and advance commercial purposes, despite presenting itself as a non-profit “Robin Hood of television,” the suit maintains. Its “founding, funding and operations reveal its decidedly commercial purposes.”
Backers of Locast, which was founded in 2018, say it is adhering to copyright laws, which permit “boosters” of local broadcast signals, which are designed to secure the accessibility of broadcast signals.Stephen Colbert Digs Into Democratic Debate: Bernie Sanders, Seven Dwarves, Countdown Clocks As carriage battles get more intense with customers cutting and shaving the cord and threatening the traditional TV bundle, Locast’s “boosting” of signals has come to be seen as a workaround that undermines pay-TV economics.streaming
Locast has factored prominently in recent carriage disputes. AT&T, which earlier this year donated $500,000 to Locast, urged its subscribers to seek out local signals via the service as CBS-owned stations in 14 markets went dark on the company’s satellite, internet and cable TV systems. The telecom giant also is in a standoff with Nexstar, in which 120 local stations have gone dark.
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