EchoStar subscribers will be able to watch the Super Bowl on CBS ...
EchoStar subscribers will be able to watch the Super Bowl on CBS Feb. 1 because a preliminary injunction hearing was delayed to Feb. 27. EchoStar received a temporary restraining order (TRO) a week ago after Viacom threatened to pull…
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its programming from Dish Network this month (CD Jan 21 p9). The U.S. Dist. Court, Oakland, partly granted a Viacom motion asking a continuance. Judge Claudia Wilken said the TRO would remain in effect until March 3. Viacom had said the continuance “would have the advantage of pushing resolution of this matter past the Super Bowl, an issue which Viacom has always viewed as a superfluous distraction in this litigation.” EchoStar’s response opposed the continuance unless it extended through May to allow EchoStar more discovery time. Viacom said it was pleased with the judge’s order although it still felt a hearing wasn’t the proper venue for the discussion: “We put a very fair offer on the table a week ago and have had no response from EchoStar, which continues to show more concern with legal maneuvers than providing more choice to their subscribers.”