When the free streaming service Locast shut down last month after losing a crucial court battle with TV networks, it left millions of users without a cheap way to stream local TV channels. But ...

The popular app for cord-cutters suffered an adverse decision in late summer and has now agreed to be permanently shut down. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large A case that began with hype ...

Watching local channels just got a lot more expensive unless you can use an antenna. Locast had argued that it was allowed to stream local channels to viewers via its own antennas, using a provision ...

Because networks are regulated by the government, under the covenant that they reach viewers at no charge over the air, Locast’s slogan was that it was helping viewers “free their TV.” Networks, not ...