After losing a ruling in a case brought by the big broadcast networks, the streaming app is suspending service "effective immediately." By Alex Weprin, Eriq Gardner The streaming TV app Locast is ...

No great surprise here, but Locast — which took over-the-air broadcasts from the major network channels in about three dozen major markets in the United States — is no more. After a couple years in ...

Local TV streaming service Locast has closed up shop, at least for the time being. It suspended operations following a ruling on Tuesday that it couldn't use its non-profit status as a legal shield.

The startup, which streamed live, over-the-air networks free in multiple US cities, is suspending operations after a court loss. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, covering the ...

Networks accused over-the-air streamer of violating copyrights Locast halted operations last month after losing key defense Locast agrees to pay damages, permanently end service (Reuters) - The ...

Locast, a registered not-for-profit that captures over-the-air broadcast signals and streams them over the internet to users who live within a specific geographic areas, has been handed a major blow ...

Locast was ordered to shut down its online TV service forever in a permanent injunction issued yesterday by a federal judge. The order came two weeks after the judge gave major broadcast networks a ...

Update, 9/2/2021: Locast said it is shutting down its TV service, at least for now, in response to its loss in court. "We are suspending operations, effective immediately," Locast said in a message on ...

The broadcasters aim to shut down a service that has attracted tens of thousands of users and is threatening billions of dollars in retransmission contracts. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal ...

Local TV streaming service Locast has closed up shop, at least for the time being. It suspended operations following a ruling on Tuesday that it couldn’t use its non-profit status as a legal shield.