Spreading Disruption, Shaking Up Cable TV

[Commentary] A conversation with Barry Diller, the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp and head of Aereo, a start-up in New York that he is backing.

Aereo uses antenna farms to capture broadcast signals that can then be streamed on the Internet and viewed on a device of the customer’s choosing. Given that the service cuts out the cable television middleman and pays no retransmission fees to the programming producers, it’s a business idea that will sow chaos, disruption and turmoil. Just the way Mr. Diller likes it.