Broadcasters May Turn To Congress For Help In Bid To Kill Web TV Service

The Hill reporter Brandon Sasso has a piece illustrating just how scared broadcasters are at the prospect of Aereo surviving their current round of lawsuits. According to Sasso, they're now making noise about having Congress legislate the company out of business.

"We're just beginning to explore all of our options," one broadcasting industry representative who requested anonymity said. "Certainly, legislation and [Federal Communications Commission] action are something we're looking at."

Aereo uses tiny antennas to pick up free over-the-air broadcast television signals and then transmits the video to its customers over the Internet. Customers pay a monthly fee to rent access to an antenna, which allows them to record and watch network television on their mobile devices and computers. Coupled with other online video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, Aereo could encourage more customers to drop their expensive cable packages.