Mediagazer: Nuclear option: would Fox really leave the free airwaves to undercut Aereo? (Greg Sandoval/The Verge)

2:50 PM ET, April 9, 2013

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Greg Sandoval / The Verge:

Nuclear option: would Fox really leave the free airwaves to undercut Aereo? — Taking Fox to cable could be a logistical and legal nightmare — Talk about mixed messages: when Aereo first began offering consumers a way to get free network TV over the internet — on any device and on demand …

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