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U.S. sues DirecTV for illegal information trading during Dodgers talks
November 2, 2016 by elegant · Leave a Comment
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against DirecTV, alleging the company acted as a ringleader to unlawfully swap information with rival pay-TV companies during negotiations over whether to show Dodgers baseball games in the Los Angeles area. The department said DirecTV, now owned by AT&T , swapped information with Cox Communications, Charter Communications and AT&T, to win bargaining leverage against Time Warner Cable, which distributes a channel showing Dodgers games in Los Angeles.
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U.S. sues DirecTV for illegal information trading during Dodgers talks