CBS responds to Aereo threat with an investment in streaming video service Syncbak

April 23, 2013 10:30 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

CBS has had plenty to say about its future if TV startup Aereo is permitted to exist, and now the company is investing some of its resources into a streaming video startup that could help it stay competitive.

Legal battles erupt over Dish Network’s commercial-skipping DVR box

May 25, 2012 9:48 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

When Dish Network debuted its new “Hopper” DVR box for subscribers of its satellite television service, the assumption was that it would help grow the viewing audience — not help people avoid the insanely long commercial breaks between recorded programs.…