Cablevision filed initial response to antitrust lawsuit brought b...
Cablevision filed initial response to antitrust lawsuit brought by Yankees & Sports Entertainment network (YES), asking federal judge to dismiss 8 of suit’s 10 claims. “Cablevision continues to believe the YES Network’s entire lawsuit is without merit,” spokesman said.…
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Filing Mon. in U.S. Dist. Court, Manhattan, said YES had no standing on several of its claims it filed on behalf of local broadcasters, advertisers, others. Cablevision also said allegations of FCC violations “have no place in this action.” YES claimed, among other things, Cablevision had made demand for exclusivity that violated FCC’s ban on such agreements. Cablevision, which maintains it didn’t violate rule, said enforcement of Communications Act shouldn’t come through private actions in federal courts but through FCC itself as agency charged with enforcement. “It strains reason to suggest that Congress would give the FCC the express responsibility to create, implement and enforce the program carriage regulations if it simultaneously intended for the FCC to share that responsibility with the federal courts,” filing said. Cablevision said YES hadn’t filed complaint with FCC.