A federal appeals court granted Comcast’s motion to stay the...
A federal appeals court granted Comcast’s motion to stay the FCC’s recent Tennis Channel carriage order (CD July 26 p5). “The Tennis Channel is disappointed by the … decision,” by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a…
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spokesman for the channel said. “We believe the FCC’s decision was correct and that the court will agree with the FCC when it considers the full case.” Comcast praised the court’s action. “We are pleased the Court of Appeals has recognized the serious issues raised by the FCC’s unprecedented Tennis Channel decision,” a spokeswoman said. A Media Bureau spokeswoman declined to comment. FCC commissioners Robert McDowell and Ajit Pai, who both dissented from the FCC order, said they were pleased the court decided to issue a stay. “As stated in our joint dissent, we believe the decision errs on both the law and the facts, undermines the public interest and raises serious First Amendment concerns,” they said in a joint statement. “We look forward to the federal appeals court giving this matter a full and fair hearing while preventing irreparable harm to the parties."