Legal Opinion
Telsat v. Entertainment & Sports Programming Network
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided December 11, 1990No. 90 Civ. 2301 (PKL)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND OPINION
LEISURE, District Judge:
This is an action by Fort Wayne Telsat (“Telsat”) against ESPN, Inc. (“ESPN”), 1 for violations of the federal antitrust laws, and for pendent state law claims of unfair competition and interference with prospective business relations. ESPN has now moved to dismiss the complaint in this action, pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
BACKGROUND
This case involves the distribution of programming for “subscription television.” Subscription television, unlike broadcast television, requires individual…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by21 opinions
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