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Rambler plans to sue Twitch for 180 billion roubles ($2.82
billion) in a Russian court for what it said were 36,000 cases
in which Twitch had violated its rights to broadcast the soccer
games, the Kommersant newspaper reported earlier on Monday.
The Moscow District Court said it planned to hear the case on
Dec. 20. It said it had taken "interim measures" ahead of the
hearing, but gave no further details.
Amazon did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
Rambler confirmed its plans to sue Twitch for damages and said
it was holding talks with the service over a possible settlement
deal.
"Our suit against Twitch is to defend our exclusive rights to
broadcast English Premier League matches and we will continue to
actively combat pirate broadcasts," said Mikhail Gershkovich,
head of Rambler Group's sports projects.
"We're currently holding talks with Twitch to sign a settlement
agreement. The service has given us tools to combat pirate
broadcasts and we are now only talking about compensation for
damages between August and November," he said.
The court said it was unable to comment on the size of the
lawsuit.
"As regards the sum of the (suit), it was proposed by external
lawyers who are running this case. The sum is technical and the
maximum possible. It will be altered," Gershkovich said.
(Reporting by Nadezhda Tsydenova, Anton Kolodyazhnyy, Anton
Zverev; Writing by Tom Balmforth; Editing by Jan Harvey)
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