Cablevision today filed a federal lawsuit against Viacom, claiming that the media company has forced it to pay for "14 lesser-watched ancillary networks its customers do not want" in order to keep popular channels like MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon in its lineup.
The suit calls out Palladia, MTV Hits and VH1 Classic as just a few of these undesirable networks and claims that Viacom has "abused its market power" to coerce the cable provider into carrying the channels. "Viacom's conduct harms Cablevision and its customers," reads a press release announcing the legal front. Cablevision asserts that Viacom's program bundling violates federal antitrust laws. It's asking the court to establish a permanent injunction "barring Viacom...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/26/4032058/cablevision-sues-viacom-for-bundling-programming
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