FilmOn’s appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals...
FilmOn’s appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit was put on hold until the U.S. Supreme Court decides broadcasters’ case against competing streaming TV service Aereo, said a court order released Thursday. The delay means the…
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nearly nationwide injunction against FilmOn -- the focus of its appeal -- will continue at least until Aereo’s case is decided, which is likely by the summer, according to industry observers. The broadcaster plaintiffs filed an emergency motion requesting the hold shortly after the Supreme Court granted cert on the Aereo case. FilmOn had argued that freezing the injunction appeal while waiting for the Aereo decision would do “irreparable harm” to the company (CD Jan 16 p19). However, CEO Alki David told us in an email Friday that the company would be able to handle waiting on the Supreme Court “with ease.” FilmOn X “relies on less than 3% for revenues from Network Channels,” David said. Aereo itself has filed a motion to stay pending a Supreme Court decision in the case brought against it by broadcasters in Utah, and a Massachusetts District court judge granted a similar joint motion to stay filed by Aereo and Hearst, the plaintiff.