Charter Given Extra Time To Reply to Programming Discrimination Claim
Charter Communications received an extra two 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), as U.S. District Judge George Wu of Los Angeles…
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signed off Friday on a joint stipulation agreed to by the companies. The order now gives Charter until May 31, instead of March 31, to respond to the ESN/NAAAOM complaint alleging the cable company racially discriminates against African-American-owned media companies -- including ESN -- by withholding carriage. The suit also named the FCC as party to such violations.