After the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Tennis...
After the Supreme Court’s rejection of the Tennis Channel’s cert petition (CD Feb 25 p15), it’s now “appropriate” for the parties in the program carriage case between Cablevision and Game Show Network to consider “scheduling preparation needs for trial,” said…
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Chief Administrative Law Judge Richard Sippel in an order issued Friday. The case had been on hold pending resolution of the Tennis Channel matter, which involved a similar dispute over whether program carriage rules require a provider to carry a channel on a specific tier. GSN and Cablevision must submit a joint status report by March 6, “describing discovery needs and proposed dates for deposing witnesses, exchanging evidence, and commencing trial,” the order said.