Comcast pushed back against Altitude Sports’ lawsuit against the cable giant for alleged violations of federal antitrust laws Tuesday night, filing motions to dismiss the case and a stay for discovery to delay disclosing evidence.
Altitude, blacked-out from Comcast since September in stalled negotiations for carriage rights, filed its lawsuit in November. It claimed Comcast “wants to extinguish competition from Altitude” by cutting its financial commitment by up to 50% and dropping Altitude subscribers to a more expensive “sports tier” package with fewer subscribers reached.
Comcast responded Tuesday with a pair of court filings aiming to discredit Altitude’s lawsuit.