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 ...

Streaming service Locast suspended operations Thursday morning, after losing a key battle in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by television broadcasters. The company's move came just two days ...

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.

ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC sued to shut down the service that streams broadcast channels for free. Locast calls it a sham and hauls YouTube into the fray. Joan E. Solsman was CNET's senior media reporter, ...

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 ...

In a real David-versus-Goliath fight, the giant won. By Edmund Lee Locast, a nonprofit streaming service that piped local broadcast signals over the internet, is shutting down after a federal judge ...

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.