Epic Games Sues Google and Samsung, Diddy Faces 120 New Sex Claims and How FAST Is Bridging Linear and SVOD

Plus: A DirecTV-Dish merger won’t stop industry’s decline, CAA sues Peter Range Media Partners for spying and Ryan Murphy reflects on ‘daunting task’ of dominating fall TV [fortnite]( [Epic Games Sues Google, Samsung for Antitrust Violations]( By Sean Burch Epic Games is suing Google — once again — for anticompetitive practices, this time adding Samsung to the mix. The “Fortnite” developer accused the two tech giants of conspiring to block users from downloading its games on Monday. The issue, according to Epic’s lawsuit obtained by TheWrap, is Samsung’s “Auto Blocker” feature. Auto Blocker — which, on Samsung devices, is automatically turned on — prevents users from downloading apps and games from third parties, unless they follow an “exceptionally onerous” 21-step process. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Diddy]( [Diddy to Face 120 New Sexual Assault, Trafficking Claims From Accusers]( By JD Knapp Sean “Diddy” Combs will soon be facing even more lawsuits from more than 100 new accusers, Tony Buzbee of Houston’s Buzbee Law Firm said in a press conference Tuesday. Buzbee detailed some of the new accusations against the music mogul — which, again, include alleged sexual assault and abuse against both women and men. The new lawsuits will be filed within the next 30 days, according to the Los Angeles Times. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [FAST channels]( [How Free, Ad-Supported Streaming Is Bridging the Gap Between Linear and SVOD | Analysis]( By Lucas Manfredi When traditional media companies decided to get into the streaming game, they were looking to solve a key problem for consumers: How to offer flexibility that the pay TV bundle didn’t. But they soon realized that the road to profitability wouldn’t be easy — and one of the key levers the studios keep pulling to reach that milestone has been to increase prices. “In the aughts and early 2010s, it was always a la carte — I’ve got 7,000 channels and nothing to watch. And then consumers got what they wanted and streaming is rife with a lot of the same issues,” Adriana Waterson, executive vice president of insights and strategy lead at Horowitz Research, told TheWrap. “People in some cases are paying more than they were paying for cable with all the streaming services they have and still can’t find anything to watch.” [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [DirecTV-Dish]( [A DirecTV-Dish Merger Would Create a Mega-Pay TV Operator, But Won’t Stop the Industry’s Decline | Analysis]( [CAA lawsuit Peter Micelli Range Media]( [CAA Sues Peter Micelli’s Range Media Partners for Spying on ‘Confidential’ Meetings, Violating California Business Code]( [ryan-murphy]( [Ryan Murphy Reflects on the Success, Discourse and 'Daunting Task' of Dominating Fall TV]( [Donald Trump Speaks In Las Vegas on Aug. 23, 2024]( [Donald Trump Cancels ‘60 Minutes' Election Interview]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [WrapPRO logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](