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TV Networks Seek To Stop FilmOn

  • Reuters, Tuesday, November 9, 2010 11:21 PM
Four top U.S. television networks have asked a federal court to stop the Internet video service FilmOn.com from offering TV channels over the Web and Apple's iPad for free. FilmOn.com, which claims to be the first HD Internet television network, launched in September 2010. It was founded by British billionaire entrepreneur Alki David.

The network's suit comes as start-ups have sought to bypass traditional media companies by offering programming to Internet users without paying fees to free-to-air channels. FilmOn, a Berlin-listed company, initially charged users $9.95 per month, to access "over 30 premium free-to-air television channels." But it began offering the service for free after the networks sued FilmOn days after its Sept. 27 launch.

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