BeIN Appeals Media Bureau Decision on Comcast Carriage Complaint
The FCC Media Bureau rejecting beIN Sports' Comcast carriage complaint (see 1907020056) instead of referring it to an administrative law judge was an unprecedented departure from agency precedent "and offends the Constitution," the programmer said Friday in a docket 18-384…
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emergency application asking the agency to review the bureau order. The FCC didn't comment. In the redacted filing, beIN said the bureau finding that Comcast's carriage decision had legitimate commercial reasons didn't give it any opportunity for discovery and accepted Comcast's position based on beIN's not providing evidence that could be obtained only through discovery. It also said Comcast actions run contrary to that company's assertions about making its decision not to carry beIN due to business considerations.