FCC Hands Bloomberg TV Big Win in Comcast Lineup Dispute

Comcast must place Bloomberg TV next to other news channels in its lineup

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In a big win for Bloomberg TV, the Federal Communications Commission upheld a decision its media bureau made last year ordering Comcast to move Bloomberg TV next to other news channels on its lineup, called "neighborhoods."

The order was finally released Thursday evening after the commission removed the item from the public agenda for its monthly meeting. It requires Comcast to move Bloomberg TV into a news neighborhood when there are four of five news channels adjacent to each other in a channel lineup.

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