Judge Throws Out Comcast Suit Against MASN
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Wednesday, October 5, 2005; 5:53 PM
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge has thrown out Comcast's lawsuit against the Baltimore Orioles and the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network for a second time.
Major League Baseball and Orioles owner Peter Angelos created MASN after the former Montreal Expos moved to Washington and became the Nationals. The new network is supposed to televise both teams' games.
Comcast SportsNet sued the Orioles and MASN, contending it holds Orioles broadcast rights. Comcast has also been refusing to carry MASN's broadcasts of Nationals games, except those available on over-the-air channels.
The judge dismissed the suit in July, but gave Comcast another chance to bring forward new information. The suit was dismissed again today because Comcast failed to present any new information.
Officials with MASN say they now hope Comcast will carry Nationals games on its cable systems.
