“If Aereo survives, it’s incomprehensible that it will have any particular effect on the economics of broadcasting.”
— IAC CEO Barry Diller, who told the Hollywood Reporter that he really isn’t trying to disrupt the TV business by investing in the Web TV startup. “My motivation for doing this has nothing to do with hurting broadcasters or anyone else’s economic model — period.”
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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