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Websitehttps://aereo.com...
Blogblog.aereo.com
Twitter@AereoTV
CategoryConsumer Web
Emailpress@aereo.com
Employees
Founded2011
DescriptionBroadcast TV on the Internet

Offices

Headquarters
37-18 Northern Boulevard
Long Island City, NY, 11101
USA
Development
280 Summer Street
Boston, MA, 02210
USA

Funding

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Aereo

Aereo is a New York City-based technology company that allows consumers to access live broadcast television on Internet-connected devices through use of its remote integrated antenna/DVR technology. Aereo allows users to watch live broadcast television and pause, rewind and fast-forward any program that they are watching. Consumers access Aereo’s technology through supported internet browsers; there is no application to download and no box to install. A cable or satellite television subscription is not required to use Aereo.

Aereo is currently supported on iOS devices including iPad, iPhone, Safari on MacBook, AppleTV and Roku. Membership is currently only available to residents of New York City, though the company plans to expand to a dozen more cities over the next year.

In August 2012, the company announced new monthly and yearly pricing options, including $1 a day and Aereo Try for Free options. Aereo Try for Free allows consumers the ability to access Aereo’s technology for a continuous one-hour period each day, free of charge. Monthly plans start at $8 for 20 hours of DVR storage and $12 for 40 hours of storage. A yearly subscription is $80.

There are currently 28 broadcast channels available over-the-air in New York City, including major networks such as WABC, WNBC, WCBS, WNYW-FOX, WPIX-11, WNET-PBS, and PBS Kids, special interest channels such as NYC.GOV, NYC-LIFE, Ion and Qubo, and foreign language broadcast channels such as Telemundo, Azteca, Telefutura, Univision, Sinovision, NTDTV and CGN-TV.

Backed by Barry Diller’s IAC and led by CEO and Founder Chet Kanoja, Aereo launched in February 2012.

Recent Milestones

  • Dollar
    Aereo received $38M in Series B funding. (1/8/13)
    Posted 1/8/13 at 6:17pm via techcrunch.com
  • Dollar
    Aereo received $20.5M in Series A funding. (2/14/12)
    Posted 2/14/12 at 10:41am via finsmes.com
  • Dollar
    Aereo received $4.5M in Seed funding. (4/15/11)
    Posted 2/14/13 at 3:30pm via venturebeat.com

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Above: Home Page
Uploaded: 2/15/12

Sources

  1. Bamboom Labs raises $4.5M for live TV over the Web (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  2. Aereo Raises $20.5M in Series A Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
  3. Aereo Raises $38 Million Series B, Plans To Bring Its Streaming TV Service To 22 New Markets (techcrunch.com) [edit]
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