Comcast said the D.C. City Council’s effort to force it to carry ...
Comcast said the D.C. City Council’s effort to force it to carry Nationals baseball games is illegal. “This legislation will not have any legal effect as local government efforts to mandate programming are clearly impermissible under federal law,” said…
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Comcast Exec. Vp David Cohen in a statement. The cable operator has been unable to reach a deal with Mid Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), which carries Nationals games (CD May 2 p6). MASN cheered emergency legislation adopted by D.C. Tues. that said cable operators must broadcast all Nationals games. “Today’s vote is a significant step towards forcing Comcast to do what 5 other cable companies are already doing and show all the Nationals games,” said an MASN spokesman.