Friday, September 21, 2012

Aereo Adding Content?

Semi-cryptic announcement from Aereo saying they are close to adding new content deals.

Seeing how Aereo is being launched in New York City and seeing how they are saying it is content that doesn't come from local TV stations and which will be sold at an additional fee - my guess is that Aereo could be trying to work out a deal with either YES or MSG or both.

Think of it. If I'm a guy in NYC - I would be perfectly happy getting just the local channels plus the two big regional sports channels. That combination would make a killer product. Aereo could charge an additional $20 per month for this sports tier and everyone would be happy. YES and MSG really have nothing to fear from the networks suing Aereo since local service providers have to carry their channels anyway. Try being a cable company in NYC without carrying Yankees games. Aereo represents another revenue stream to these RSN's - why wouldn't they strike a deal?

This could get very interesting.

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