Supreme Court to hear racial discrimination case against telecommunications giant Comcast

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide if the nation’s largest cable TV company discriminated against an African-American media mogul. The case was brought by Entertainment Studios Network, which bills itself as a “100% African-American owned” media company operating seven television channels. It is solely owned by Byron Allen, a comedian, television host, and entrepreneur.

Allen sued telecommunications giants Comcast Corp. and Charter Communications, which serve tens of millions of customers in more than 40 state. He claims that since 2008, the two companies have refused to distribute his stations while launching scores of mostly white-owned networks…Lees meer