Martin Backs Cable Antitrust Suit

MARTIN BACKS CABLE ANTITRUST SUIT
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin, measuring his words carefully, Tuesday effectively endorsed last week’s antitrust suit that seeks to force cable programmers and operators to sell TV networks on an a la carte basis. After repeating that he wanted cable a la carte to happen as result of voluntary action, Martin said, “I am supportive of any and all efforts to try to establish consumers having the ability to pick and choose their channels.” The suit, filed in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of few cable and satellite TV subscribers, alleged that pay TV distributors and programmers are violating antitrust law because subscribers are denied a la carte access to TV networks sold in bundles with dozens of other channels.
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