Drake’s feud with Kendrick Lamar just went full R.I.C.O. as he sues Universal Music Group for allegedly juicing streams of Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us with bots and payola. UMG fired back, calling the claims “contrived fairytales,” but it…
Warner Bros. Discovery is facing a shareholder lawsuit over alleged misleading statements about retaining NBA media rights, which were lost to NBCUniversal and Amazon Prime Video. The loss led to a $9-billion cable network write-down and significant stock declines. A…
Brazil's antitrust regulator, Cade, has declared Apple's App Store anti-steering rules illegal, requiring the company to allow developers to link to external websites for in-app purchases. This follows similar rulings in the EU and the US, where Apple has faced…
Meta is facing a class-action lawsuit accusing it of colluding with Netflix to undermine Facebook Watch in exchange for user data and increased ad spend. The suit alleges Meta scaled back Watch to eliminate competition, while Netflix provided user insights…
Adeia has sued Disney, including Hulu and ESPN, for allegedly infringing on six streaming technology patents related to episode tracking, cloud storage, and keyframe synchronization. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware, seeks damages and an injunction, as Adeia defends its intellectual…
Paramount Global is facing a class action lawsuit in California for allegedly sharing subscribers' viewing history and personal information with Meta and TikTok to facilitate targeted advertising. The lawsuit, seeking at least $5 million in damages, claims this violates the…
Our latest From the Archives column explores Zediva, a startup that briefly disrupted the streaming industry in the early 2010s by allowing users to rent and remotely stream physical DVDs from its data centers. By using the first-sale doctrine to…
The DOJ is preparing to support an injunction blocking the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming JV by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, over concerns that its "skinny bundle" plan is anti-competitive. The case, initiated by Fubo, has attracted…
Musi, a free music-streaming app, has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging the tech giant wrongfully removed it from the App Store based on unfounded complaints from YouTube. Musi claims YouTube falsely accused the app of violating its terms of…
A new California law, Assembly Bill 2863, will require companies offering one-click subscription sign-ups to also provide one-click cancellation methods, addressing loopholes in current cancellation policies. The law, effective January 1, 2025, aims to protect consumers from difficult cancellation processes…
