Content Companies Sue Alleged Video Piracy Service Nitro TV

IPTV service Nitro TV is "a brazen, large-scale copyright infringement operation, undertaken to maximize ill-gotten profits for as long as possible," content companies said Friday in a U.S. District Court in Los Angeles complaint (in Pacer), seeking an injunction. They said the web- and app-based subscription service carries thousands of unauthorized TV channels and movies. Amazon, AT&T, Comcast, Disney, Sony and ViacomCBS are suing. Also named as a defendant is Texan Alejandro Galindo, administrator of Nitro TV's Facebook group, and various John Does. Nitro TV didn't comment Monday.