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The NFL got the upper hand in its long-standing feud with Comcast late Friday, as the Federal Communications Commission ruled that the league’s network should be carried on the cable giant’s popular expanded digital tier of service. The FCC stated that Comcast discriminated against the NFL Network by only choosing to place the channel on its special sports package that customers had to pay extra for each month.
Reported by The Sports Ticker
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The FCC’s ruling will now go for a 60-day review in front of an administrative law judge, who may force Comcast to carry the NFL Network at a set price. The NFL Network, which is in 42 million homes nationwide but mainly through satellite systems, filed a complaint against Comcast in May. The dispute originated in 2006, when the NFL wrapped up a its long-term media rights deals with CBS, NBC, FOX, ESPN and DirecTV. Comcast was one of the suitors for a deal, aiming to use a package to build up Versus. The NFL believes that Comcast’s decision to keep it off the cable giants’ extended digital service was retaliation for the lack of a deal, and that Comcast would only add the network if it gained a piece of the profits. ... Bottom line? The more NFL Network the better.
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