-Parties: The applicants included Rogers Media Inc., Rogers Communications Inc., Groupe TVA Inc., Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Netflix Worldwide Entertainment, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corporation, Universal City Studios LLC, Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, and Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. The respondents included John Doe 1 dba Apollo Group TV, John Doe 2 dba Diablo IPTV, John Doe 3 dba Glo TV, John Doe 4 dba IPGuys, John Doe 5 dba Jio TV, John Doe 6 dba Smart4K/Platinum, John Doe 7 dba 123Movies, John Doe 8 dba Cineby, John Doe 9 dba Fmovies, John Doe 10 dba HydraHD, John Doe 11 dba Putlocker, John Doe 12 dba TheTVApp, John Doe 13 dba Watchseries, and other unidentified persons who operate unauthorized online television and motion picture piracy platforms. The third party respondents included Bell Canada, Bragg Communications Inc. dba Eastlink, Cogeco Connexion Inc., Rogers Communications Canada Inc., Saskatchewan Telecommunications, TekSavvy Solutions Inc., Telus Communications Inc., and Videotron Ltd.

-Subject Matter: This Federal Court matter involves an application for copyright infringement, where the applicants — major Canadian and American media and entertainment companies — seek declarations, permanent injunctions, and site-blocking orders against unidentified operators of unauthorized online television and motion picture piracy platforms, as well as against Third Party Respondent internet service providers. The hearing is set to take place by videoconference on June 22, 2026, commencing at 1:00 p.m. (ET) for a duration not exceeding three (3) hours. The case is ongoing.

-Date: The hearing was set on June 22, 2026.

-Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

-Amount: No financial award was specified.