For Independence Day, 1,000 Free TV Antennas for Aereo Customers
This follows a controversial blog posted by company presidentRichard Schneider right after the court decision was announced titled, "Ding-Dong, Aereo Is Dead."
"Aereo," reads the blog post, "a non-moneymaking hobby backed by bloated investors is dead. Finally."
"Aereo investors say they have no plan B," says the blog post. "And we are so grateful for their arrogance, poor planning and illegal business model. We invite you to join us today in dancing on Aereo’s grave. Three cheers for free TV!"
Antennas Direct, a privately held company founded in 2003, sold about 600,000 antennas last year. It has seen sales rise about 80 percent during the first half of 2014, according to a company spokesman.
He attributes the sales rise to an increase in people either not subscribing to cable TV or replacing cable with a combination of over-the-air local stations and streaming services (that require only a broadband connection), such as Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and technology including Roku, Sling Media and Simple TV.
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