Why it matters: Cities across the US have waged a legal battle for years to get streaming services like Netflix and Hulu to pay local governments the same fees cable companies do. The latest case in ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The City of Maple Heights only has about 20,000 people, but it is making headlines by taking on two multi-billion dollar companies in the Ohio Supreme Court. The town argued Wednesday ...

MAPLE HEIGHTS, Ohio (WJW) – The city of Maple Heights has filed a class action lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu in federal court that could impact every city and township across the state of Ohio. The ...

The streaming giants argue they are not video service providers under state law and don’t have to pay franchise fees imposed by local governments. COLUMBUS, Ohio (CN) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Should Netflix and ...

A Georgia lawsuit is pushing to expand TV franchising rules A Georgia lawsuit is pushing to expand TV franchising rules is a senior tech and policy editor focused on online platforms and free ...

Netflix, Disney+ and its sister streaming service Hulu got slapped with a lawsuit by 25 cities in Texas for failing to pay millions of dollars in municipal franchise fees as far back as 2007. The ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Should Netflix and other streaming services have to pay local governments the same fees levied on cable operators? That was the question before the Ohio Supreme Court during a ...

FILE - This June 24, 2015, file photo, shows the Netflix Apple TV app icon in South Orange, N.J. Netflix is raising prices for its video streaming customers in the U.S. and Canada, less than a year ...

Hulu features unlimited DVR features for the company, and it aims to bring the feature widely available for users to record live TV channels and cable streams in the subscription. The setup here is ...