NFL, MLB Tell Supreme Court: If Aereo Wins, We’re Bailing on Broadcast

Programmers that are fighting with Aereo, the Web TV service, have already threatened to move their shows from free broadcast TV to paid cable TV if Aereo wins its court battle. Now the guys that sell sports are chiming in.

If Aereo wins, say goodbye to Saturday night baseball or Sunday afternoon football on broadcast TV, said Major League Baseball and the National Football League. The sports leagues argue that Aereo is undercutting the value of the deals they sign with TV companies. Currently, the NFL distributes 90 percent of its games via the broadcasters -- CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX -- while MLB shows 400 games a year and the World Series this way.