Enforcement Bureau Opinion Means Networks Have no Affiliation-Based Discrimination Protection, GSN Says
Though its arguments were rejected by the FCC Enforcement Bureau, Game Show Network said in a statement to us Monday it remains confident the FCC administrative law judge will find that it "was the target of improper, affiliation-based discrimination." GSN…
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said it disagreed with the bureau conclusion issued Thursday (see 1510150044) that it lacked proof that its 2011 retiering by Cablevision was discriminatory. "GSN presented compelling, uncontested evidence that it was subject to less-favorable treatment from Cablevision based solely on its lack of affiliation with Cablevision," the network said. "The Enforcement Bureau's opinion that such evidence is not enough would strip independent networks of any real-world protection against affiliation-based discrimination." Closing argument in the ALJ case is tentatively scheduled for Oct. 30.