Mediagazer: CBS chief says network could go all-Internet if Aereo wins (Joan E. Solsman/CNET)

11:15 AM ET, March 11, 2014

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Joan E. Solsman / CNET:

CBS chief says network could go all-Internet if Aereo wins — CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves said Tuesday that his company's namesake broadcast network could go “over the top,” or be delivered via the Internet, if Aereo's model of streaming over-the-air programming is ruled legal.

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Reuters:

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Bloomberg:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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Associated Press:

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John McDermott / Digiday:

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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:

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Lance Whitney / CNET:

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