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Entertainment & Sports

Feb. 5, 2015

Quietly, networks erect roadblock to Comcast-Time Warner merger

Broadcast giants CBS, Disney, Fox and Viacom are petitioning the DC Circuit in an effort to resist divulging their contract agreements with the two cable companies.


By Matthew Blake


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Comcast Corp.'s $45 billion bid to buy Time Warner Cable Inc. has sparked a longer than expected Federal Communications Commission review and fierce opposition from cable and Internet competitors and consumer watchdogs. But quietly, some media giants have erected yet another hurdle that could delay if not derail the acquisition.


Companies that own the biggest TV channels, including CBS Corp. the...

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