Legislature acts to terminate Valparaiso streaming services lawsuit
Valparaiso, Indianapolis, Fishers and Evansville likely no longer will have grounds to seek franchise fees from Netflix, DirectTV, Dish Network, Disney+ and Hulu.
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Valparaiso, Indianapolis, Fishers and Evansville likely no longer will have grounds to seek franchise fees from Netflix, DirectTV, Dish Network, Disney+ and Hulu.
State lawmakers appear determined to deny Valparaiso its day in court to seek unpaid franchise fees from video streaming companies.
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