Cablevision Makes Its Case Against Fox

In response to a letter from the Federal Communications Commission concerning the retransmission impasse, Cablevision said it was documenting "clear" evidence of bad faith negotiations by Fox parent News Corp., and wants the FCC to step in ASAP.

Cablevision says News Corp. has demanded a "take it or leave it" rate, that it timed the deadline to deny access to baseball playoffs, and that it has benefited from FCC waivers to allow it to own multiple outlets in the New York market, power it is attempting to leverage against Cablevision. Cablevision also argues that Fox is "hiding behind" a most favored nation clause and has refused arbitration that would determine the true value of its TV station signals. Cablevision asked the FCC to require Fox to reinstate its TV station signals and submit to outside arbitration.