ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sued to shut down the service that streams broadcast channels for free. Locast calls it a sham and hauls YouTube into the fray. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, ...

NEW YORK—Locast founder and chairman David Goodfriend says he’s now “very optimistic” that his broadcast signal streaming platform won’t go down in court the same way Aereo did eight years ago. “We’re ...

In a real David-versus-Goliath fight, the giant won. By Edmund Lee Locast, a nonprofit streaming service that piped local broadcast signals over the internet, is shutting down after a federal judge ...

Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the intersection of entertainment and technology. She's reported from locations spanning from Disneyland to Serbian refugee camps, and she ...

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 ...

Dumping cable or satellite TV in favor of streaming TV — commonly called cord-cutting — can be daunting, especially when it comes to ensuring that you can watch traditional local network affiliates.

Locast, a non-profit streaming service, has countersued Disney (DIS)’s ABC, CBS (CBS), Fox and Comcast (CCZ)’s NBCUniversal, alleging the broadcasters engaged in antitrust conduct and colluded to grow ...

On Nov. 18, a bystander who found the dog called 911, likely saving her life, according to PETA. Legendary KOMO News reporter, Seattle icon Bryan Johnson passes away at 89 Bryan Johnson, the veteran ...

NEW YORK — The country’s biggest TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox — have sued Locast, a streaming service that transmits their broadcasts for free, in federal court in New York. The companies said ...

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, The Locast website is displayed on a computer screen in New York. Locast, a service that streamed local TV for free in nearly three dozen U.S. cities, is ...

Locast, a little-known nonprofit behind a free streaming service, sued ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox on Friday, alleging that the television networks colluded in an effort to chill its business. Locast ...