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Intellectual Property,
Administrative/Regulatory

Aug. 8, 2014

Can FCC help deliver the Dodgers to hometown fans?

Some 70 percent of Los Angeles can't watch the Dodgers because Time Warner Cable-owned SportsNet LA, will not allow other carriers to air the channel without paying a premium. By John F. Stephens and Jason M. Joyal

John F. Stephens

Goldberg Segalla LLP

Email: jstephens@goldbergsegalla.com

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Jason M. Joyal

Kelly IP, LLP

Email: jason.joyal@kelly-ip.com

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By John F. Stephens and Jason M. Joyal


When the Los Angeles Dodgers were purchased in 2012 for a record $2.15 billion by a group that includes former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson, the "McCourt era" ended and new life was breathed into the franchise. Fans were told losing was not an option and a "World Series or bust" attitude was palpable. After falling two games short last season of their first trip to the World Series in 25 years, ...

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