Charter Agrees on Extension To Reply in $10 Billion NAAAOM/ESN Suit
Charter Communications would get two extra months to respond to a $10 billion complaint from Entertainment Studios Networks (ESN) and the National Association of African American Owned Media (NAAAOM) (see 1601280063), said a joint stipulation filed Thursday in U.S. District…
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Court in Los Angeles. Instead of March 31, Charter's deadline for response to the complaint would be May 31, according to the stipulation. The court filing also said it applied only to Charter; ESN and NAAAOM are also suing the FCC. The complaint alleges Charter racially discriminates against African-American-owned media companies -- including ESN -- by withholding carriage, and that the FCC is party to such violations. The agency didn't comment Friday.