Rambler Group has withdrawn its claim against Twitch, a streaming service controlled by Amazon, over alleged piracy broadcasting of English Premier League games. No financial compensation has been sought or paid after Twitch withdrew the litigious content, as reported by Reuters.
“We are glad that we reached the common understanding and closed the trial proceedings, and we are also grateful to Twitch for a constructive dialogue,” said Mikhail Gershkovitch, the Head of Rambler Group sport projects, in a statement sent to East-West Digital News.
“We hope that, together with Twitch, we will be able to provide our customers with new forms of English Premier League games broadcasts,” he added.
Rambler still “encourages all customers to report any violations of the rules because the legality and the compliance of the service depends on their participation.”
Noting that such streaming services are becoming more and more popular, Gershkovitch said his group is interested in developing solutions and content models which can be used by its subsidiary Okko Sport.
On Monday, a Russian court had blocked Twitch’s access to English Premier League soccer broadcasts after Rambler announced a litigation against Twitch for 180 billion roubles ($2.88 billion) over pirate broadcasts.
On Tuesday Roskomnadzor, the Russian Internet and telecom regulator, announced it no longer planned to block Twitch since the company had taken down litigious sports content.
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