Denver RSN Expands on Comcast Antitrust Complaint

Regional sports network Altitude Sports and Entertainment's amended antitrust complaint (in Pacer, docket 1:19-cv-03253) against Comcast filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Denver fleshes out its arguments the MVPD is likely to monopolize the Denver RSN market by driving Altitude out of business (see 1911180062). That's based on our side-by-side comparison of the original and amended complaint. It said now that exclusionary conduct, in this case, isn't just a refusal to deal but also conduct that forecloses competitors from access to customers. It said Comcast's dominance in the distribution marketplace enhances its power to exclude RSN competition and makes it likely Comcast will succeed in monopolizing that market. Comcast didn't comment Wednesday.