Cowboy Channel To Pay $1 Million in Proposed Video-Privacy Deal

Cowboy Channel LLP would pay $1 million to settle a proposed class action alleging it shared the video-viewing information of subscribers with third parties in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act, under a proposed deal filed in federal court.

Each of the approximately 155,000 potential class members would be entitled to a pro rata share of the fund after deduction of attorneys’ fees and costs and the costs of administration, according to the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of the settlement filed Feb. 7 in the US District Court for the Central District of California.

The settlement should be ...