Court Decision Puts Ivi TV In Trouble

Ivi TV, a provocative experiment in online TV, may be a trailblazer. But for now, it’s going down in flames. On Tuesday last week, ivi was slapped with a preliminary injunction by a federal district judge in New York and forced to cease streaming most of its TV station lineup less than a year after it launched.

Recent Court Decision Puts Ivi TV In Trouble

Ivi TV, a provocative experiment in online TV, may be a trailblazer. But for now, it’s going down in flames. On Tuesday last week, ivi was slapped with a preliminary injunction by a federal district judge in New York and forced to cease streaming most of its TV station lineup less than a year after it launched.

Judge Enjoins Ivi TV From Streaming Stations

U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald has granted a preliminary injunction blocking ivi TV from streaming TV station signals without consent or retrans payments.