Univision Blackout Would Cause 'Irreparable Harm' of Subscriber Loss, Charter Says
The customers Charter Communications will lose are more than enough "clear and irreparable harm" to warrant a preliminary injunction against Univision pulling its signal, Charter said in a reply Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court in support of its…
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preliminary injunction. It pointed to evidence of customer losses during Univision's blackout that ended Feb. 2. The firm said the broadcaster is wrong when it suggests Charter conceded that Univision has a right to pull its signal, since it has maintained Univision is bound by the terms of its agreement with Time Warner Cable. Univision didn't comment Friday. Univision is suing Charter over whether its TWC contract or the one with Charter survived last year's Charter/TWC merger (see 1607080022).