As part of the proposed settlement, AT&T pledged to monitor its employees so they do not illegally share information about sensitive contract negotiations with competitors. That means the shutout of the Dodgers channel — which is about to enter its fourth season — will continue unless AT&T agrees on its own to carry the channel on its DirecTV and U-Verse pay-TV systems. The government, which did not ask for a fine, said the settlement would fully resolve the lawsuit it brought against AT&T in November. As part of the settlement, AT&T employees will be forbidden from sharing information about carriage contract negotiations with outsiders, including journalists. DirecTV’s refusal in 2014 to negotiate with Time Warner Cable upended efforts to secure broad carriage for the Dodgers’ channel.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2017 22:40 UTC