Steve Mehs
04-04-03, 04:13 AM
for a preliminary injunction against the provider of Spanish-
language programming that would have prevented the company from
directly or indirectly distributing its network programming.
Last June, EchoStar filed a lawsuit against TV Azteca in U.S.
District Court in New York. The satellite TV company alleged
that the distribution of portions of TV Azteca's Channel 13
programming to U.S. station affiliates of Azteca America - the
company's U.S. Spanish-language broadcasting network - and the
retransmission of that programming on cable and satellite is a
breach of the exclusivity provisions contained in the companies'
agreement.
EchoStar's preliminary injunction sought to restrain Azteca
America's carriage of that content.
Said Luis J. Echarte, Azteca America's president and CEO, "With
this resolution in hand, we can continue our strategy of
complementing our broadcast network coverage with local cable
coverage and satellite. We will continue to defend our rights
under our agreement with EchoStar to provide the highest quality
programming to our growing number of U.S. station affiliates."
In response, EchoStar said in a statement, "While the judge was
unwilling to require the unusual interim remedy of a preliminary
injunction, which requires a showing of irreparable harm, we are
confident we will prevail at trial. TV Azteca will only increase
the harm to EchoStar if they continue to violate our contract."
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com) (Used with Permission)
language programming that would have prevented the company from
directly or indirectly distributing its network programming.
Last June, EchoStar filed a lawsuit against TV Azteca in U.S.
District Court in New York. The satellite TV company alleged
that the distribution of portions of TV Azteca's Channel 13
programming to U.S. station affiliates of Azteca America - the
company's U.S. Spanish-language broadcasting network - and the
retransmission of that programming on cable and satellite is a
breach of the exclusivity provisions contained in the companies'
agreement.
EchoStar's preliminary injunction sought to restrain Azteca
America's carriage of that content.
Said Luis J. Echarte, Azteca America's president and CEO, "With
this resolution in hand, we can continue our strategy of
complementing our broadcast network coverage with local cable
coverage and satellite. We will continue to defend our rights
under our agreement with EchoStar to provide the highest quality
programming to our growing number of U.S. station affiliates."
In response, EchoStar said in a statement, "While the judge was
unwilling to require the unusual interim remedy of a preliminary
injunction, which requires a showing of irreparable harm, we are
confident we will prevail at trial. TV Azteca will only increase
the harm to EchoStar if they continue to violate our contract."
From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com) (Used with Permission)