Game Show Network said it and Cablevision have...
Game Show Network said it and Cablevision have “significantly different views” on the impact of the program carriage court ruling in Comcast v. FCC on their own carriage dispute. The channel seeks a later deadline to file a status report…
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to the administrative law judge overseeing the channel’s FCC case against the operator. Comcast concerned a dispute between Tennis Channel and Comcast over which tier the channel was offered on, and the GSN v. Cablevision FCC case involves a similar issue. GSN v. Cablevision was put on hold to allow the Comcast matter to resolve to let the two sides adjust their arguments and evidence based on the decision. “There remain issues on which the parties would benefit from limited additional time for further consideration and discussion,” said GSN’s filing posted Tuesday in docket 12-122 (http://bit.ly/1kLLIM7). “These discussions will permit the parties to streamline the universe of issues presented to the Presiding Judge for resolution.” The litigants asked for an extension to Thursday to file status reports. Neither Cablevision nor the FCC Enforcement Bureau object, said GSN.