FilmOn finds another way to put live TV on your mobile, but it’s still awkward

FilmOn’s TV streaming ambitions haven’t exactly gone according to plan since it got into legal hot water with a bunch of not-so-minor broadcasters last year — including CBS, FOX and plenty others. Until that dries off, the company wants to bring TV to your phone, tablet or laptop using an additional route: a portable ATSC tuner. It’s shown off a receiver dongle that it claims can enable watching and recording of free-to-air shows on iOS, Android, PC and Mac, with an in-built five-hour battery and pass-through charging. The FilmOn AIR device will start shipping in February with a $95.95 standalone price tag, or $149.95 when packaged with a year’s subscription to the main FilmOn service that streams 120 channels over the web — well, for now at least.