WASHINGTON: Media company Discovery Communications Inc demanded business concessions as a condition for not opposing Comcast Corp's bid for Time Warner Cable Inc, Comcast told US regulators in a filing on Tuesday.
"Such extortionate demands are patently improper," Comcast said in a summary of the filing. "As the self-proclaimed '#1 Pay-TV Programmer in the World,' Discovery does not need additional regulatory help to succeed in the marketplace."
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