Today, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a seismic victory in favor of streaming company FilmOn, handing significant relief to broadcasters like CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC who were aghast by a federal judge’s decision in July 2015 that streamers could be deemed to be a “cable system” eligible for a compulsory license under the Copyright Act.
NEW YORK (AP) — An appeals court hearing in the long-running television dispute between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals has been rescheduled for March 31. The Appellate Division of […]
The lawsuit claims reporting caused $1.9 billion worth of damage to meat-product maker Beef Products Inc.
21st Century Fox demands an appellate court move quickly in deciding the legality of its employment agreements with its most senior executives.
U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria granted IMDb.com’s request to block a California law that bars it from posting actors’ ages while the website’s lawsuit challenging it winds through the courts.
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In a letter, GNC told Fox it suffered “significant economic and reputational damages,” over the rejection of its Super Bowl spot.
Mohammed Abdullah Tawfeeq a CNN editor and producer from Iraq who has a green card, says in a federal lawsuit filed Monday in Atlanta that he was improperly detained and subjected to additional screening when he arrived Sunday from Iraq.
The bankrupt tech incubator Quirky, known for selling smart-home devices, has sued Facebook for providing incorrect data about the length of time users spent watching video ads.
The Kudelski Group’s OpenTV subsidiary has another patent infringement suit cooking, and this one is being served to NFL Enterprises. OpenTV’s lawsuit alleges that NFL infringed on seven U.S. patents owned by OpenTV.
VidAngel has turned to the Court of Appeals in its legal battle with Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm, requesting an emergency stay that would let it get back in the business of allowlng users to filter language, nudity, violence and other content from movies and TV shows.
In the lawsuit for $750 million filed Wednesday, Burke Ramsey claims that the network, its production company and the experts interviewed in a six-part series on the unsolved murder permanently ruined his reputation.
Attorney: WNEM Suing Ex-Reporter Over Sexuality
Disney, Warner Bros., 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm have successfully blocked VidAngel, a TVOD service that edits out adult content, from showing their films. A California Federal Judge has granted Disney’s request for a preliminary injunction against VidAngel pending trial.
Fox Networks Group has begun legal proceedings in Hong Kong and Bangkok against Bangkok Bank. It is seeking $71 million relating to distribution of its channels in Thailand.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The father of slain Tejano star Selena has filed a lawsuit to stop production of a television series based on what he calls an unauthorized […]
WNEM Suing Ex-Reporter For Breach Of Contract
Federal Judge Allows Bell’s WTAE Suit To Continue
Netflix fired back today at Relativity Media’s $1.5 billion lawsuit charging that the streaming company breached a contract and committed “trade libel” that contributed to the studio’s decision to sell a big stake to Singapore-based YuuZoo.
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday took the extraordinary step of suing AT&T, alleging that its DirecTV unit orchestrated an illegal campaign to block wide carriage of SportsNet LA, the regional sports channel owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Three marketers who say they purchased video ads on Facebook have sued the social networking service for allegedly providing incorrect metrics about the length of time that users spent watching video ads.
Donald Trump said that the 2005 Access Hollywood recording in which he makes lewd remarks to co-host Billy Bush was “illegal,” telling Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly that he was considering legal action. The leak of the tape earlier this month was a bombshell in the campaign, forcing him to make a rare videotaped apology and to address it at the second presidential debate.
The former Viacom chairman’s lawsuit claims Manuela Herzer and Sydney Holland took advantage of him, leaving him with over $90 million in tax obligations.
Alycia Lane-Larry Mendte Court Battle Finally Over
A month after Netflix was lambasted in the courts by Fox for allegedly “illegally” poaching two executives still under contract, the streaming service today struck back with a hard-hitting counter-complaint charging “unlawful and anti-competitive business practices” by the other side.
Relativity Media filed suit against Netflix for breach of contract and libel on Tuesday, asserting that the platform used Relativity “to gain standing in Hollywood, and then ruthlessly attempted to dissolve an output deal so lucrative that Relativity became dependent on its guaranteed payments to survive.” The company is claiming in excess of $1.5 billion in damages.
Donald Trump is threatening to sue The New York Times for defamation in response to a Times article published Wednesday night that quoted two women who accused Trump of kissing and groping them without their consent.
After hearing arguments from attorneys, Chancellor Andre Bouchard agreed to put the case on hold until he hears arguments in January on the motion to dismiss and issues his ruling. The shareholder plaintiffs are challenging actions taken by Viacom’s board in renominating Redstone, 93, as a director earlier this year amid concerns about his health and mental capacity, and efforts by Redstone and his daughter Shari to change the company’s bylaws and oust certain directors.
