I'd guess this is blather at the moment in an attempt to try to condition the battlefield with Aereo. I don't think network OTA has a lot of time left as they are getting killed in the ratings due to diversification in programming from the providers. They no longer have the captive eyeballs they once did not so long ago. They offer their programming for free OTA as a condition of not having to pay a king's ransom for the bandwidth, but still want everyone to pay them some more. I don't blame them for wanting that, but this I'll take my ball and go home seems juvenile. There isn't a lot of programming on Fox I would miss so if they choose to go that route, it'd be interesting. I would also think the affiliates provide a cash stream they might miss if they fold up.
This is basially putting pressure on system for FOX to tilt the scale in their favour. IMO....FOX & all broadcasting station deserve to lose here anyway since they have failed to inovate. What Aereo is doing is thinking out of the box...& staying on the legal side yet providing some service to a few customers who cant receive these channels OTA anyway. So at the end of the day.....these OTA stations are actually winning since their programs are getting watched. But what these executives so...term these as piracy...& when lost the legal case...& crying.
Yes...FOX...pack your bags & go home. Become cable channel & see how you go against the big cable nets including your own FX & soon to be FXX & whatever else you have planned.
Atleast we will have space on our spot beams to add better HD channel