Mediagazer: CBS' Les Moonves Escapes Deposition in Aereo Case (Eriq Gardner/Hollywood Reporter)

6:15 PM ET, June 15, 2013

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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:

CBS' Les Moonves Escapes Deposition in Aereo Case — The executive won't have to explain comments like “Aereo is not a problem, it's been blown way out of proportion.” — In the ongoing legal battle over Aereo, the upstart digital TV distributor won't be able to ask CBS CEO Leslie Moonves …

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