Aereo TV Streaming Service Now On "Pause"

On behalf of the entire team at Aereo, thank you for the outpouring of support. It has been staggering and we are so grateful.
— Aereo (@Aereo) June 28, 2014

Streaming television service Aereo pulled the plug on its service Saturday, after the Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday that its business is illegal.

The court said that Aereo's service violates copyright law because the firm did not pay the same fees as cable companies when streaming live television broadcasts to devices such as computers, tablets and smartphones.

Service in all of Aereo's 11 markets nationwide stopped as of 11:30 a.m. Eastern on Saturday. All subscribers will be refunded for their last paid month, Aereo chief executive Chet Kanoja said in a letter sent to customers and posted on the company's Web site.

Read Chet’s letter to consumers in its entirety here: http://t.co/YxP6x2HQsc
— Aereo (@Aereo) June 28, 2014