Cable

摘要

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit asked Comcast to file a response to the TennisnChannel’s en banc appeal of the D.C. Circuit's decision in its program carriage case with Comcast, whichnwas decided in the operator’s favor May 28. “En Banc appeals are rarely granted,” Fletcher Heald appellatenlawyer Harry Cole, who is not affiliated with the case, told us. He said the request for a response indicatesna majority of judges are interested in possibly rehearing the case. The request for a response doesn’tnmean a rehearing will happen, but it’s a sign it could, he said. “We appreciate the circuit court’s ongoingnconsideration of our appeal in this important case,” said a Tennis Channel spokesman. Comcast's responsento the court is due Aug. 5. “Three judges on the court roundly rejected the FCC’s case on multiplenindependent grounds, and the Commission chose not to challenge the court’s ruling," said a Comcastnspokesperson by email. "We believe the ruling of the three-judge panel will be upheld if the court choosesnto hear the case again.”