Tag: Locast
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Locast Now Offers Free TV in Seattle With Access to ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, & More
Today Locast announced that they are expanding free TV into the Seattle-Tacoma area. Locast is a live TV streaming service that launched back in January 2018 in New York City to offer access to 15 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Recently, Locast has been rolling out to new markets including South Dakota. With…
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The Free Streaming Service Locast is Adding More Channels
Locast is a free streaming service offering live streaming locals in a handful of markets. Locast does this by taking the signal from an antenna and streaming the channels online. Since the service launched, Locast has only offered a handful of channels in each market. Typically, this was the big five like ABC, CBS, FOX,…
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Locast Now Offers Free TV in Atlanta & Phoenix With Access to ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, & More
Today the free streaming service Locast announced that they are expanding into Atlanta and Phoenix. Locast is a live TV streaming service that launched back in January 2018 in New York City to offer access to 15 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Recently, Locast has been rolling out to new markets including South…
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Broadcast Networks Respond to Locast Antitrust Accusations
Earlier, we reported that Locast had accused ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC of antitrust violations. Now, the broadcast networks are responding to those allegations. Gerson Zweifach of Williams & Connolly representing the plaintiffs in the Locast case, made the following statement: “Locast’s filing today only confirms that it has no answer for its industrial scale violations…
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Dish Promotes Locast & Offers Free Antenna Installs During Fox Blackout
On Thursday, several Fox channels went dark on Dish and Sling TV. This effectively removed FS1, FS2, Big 10 Network, Fox Soccer Plus, and Fox Deportes, along with taking away local channels in 17 markets spanning 23 states. Dish is now reminding customers that there are other ways to watch this content, starting with antennas.…
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Locast Accuses ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC of Antitrust Violations
Back in July ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC filed a lawsuit to shut down Locast. Locast is a free streaming service that offers locals streamed online for free in a handful of markets. Now Locast is fighting back by accusing ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC of antitrust violations. In a counter filing Locast’s David Goodfriend…
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Locast Launches a TiVo App
The non-profit Sports Fans Coalition NY, owners of Locast, (SFCNY) launched a TIVO app for Locast.org, a free local broadcast video streaming service currently available in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Boston, Washington, D.C., Denver, Baltimore, Sioux Falls, SD, and Rapid City, SD. “TIVO has been an innovator in…
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Locast is Asking For Donations to Help Fight Its Lawsuit With ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC
Back in July ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC filed a lawsuit to shut down Locast. Locast is a free streaming service that offers locals streamed online for free in a handful of markets. Locast launched back in early 2018, offering access to 15 stations including ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. Locast parent company Sports Fans…
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How to Stream Live OTA TV For Free on Roku, Fire TV, & Apple TV
One of the most common questions we see from cord cutters is how to watch live OTA channels like Comet, ABC, & More without cable. For many, using an antenna is a good solution that provides local channels with excellent image quality. For those who aren’t able to use an antenna, there are many free…
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Fox, Sinclair, & Nexstar Take Direct Aim at The “Rogue Streaming Service” Locast
This week, Fox, Sinclair, and Nexstar all held their quarterly earnings calls and the hot topic was the free streaming service Locast. Recently ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC all sued Locast saying Locast does not have the rights to stream their programming. Now during the earnings calls this week some of the largest owners of…