Aereo Lowers TV Streaming Fee

Aereo Antenna = The Size of a Dime

Aereo on Monday announced a new pricing structure for its upstart TV streaming service.  The "streamlined" structure does away with long-term commitments and with annual and daily offerings.

Now, according to a story at cnet.com, consumers can start with a base membership plan of $8 per month for use of Aereo's cloud-based antenna/DVR technology and 20 hours of DVR storage. For $12 a month, they can upgrade to 60 hours of DVR storage.

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The New York-based company is further sweetening things by offering the first month of service at no charge.

The new plans go into effect Wednesday, the same day that Aereo plans to open up its service to residents of the Boston area, its second market. The company launched its service in 2012 in the New York metro area, and said in January that it plans to expand to 22 cities across the U.S. during 2013.

With Aereo's antenna/DVR technology, consumers can watch live, local over-the-air television broadcasts on some Internet-connected devices, including the iPad, iPhone, and Roku players. That capability has provoked lawsuits from TV broadcast giants including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC Universal, and Telemundo, which alleged last year that the service violates their copyrights and that Aereo must pay them retransmission fees.

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