Congressman Sherman Statement on Progress with Dodgers Television

Washington DC – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) issued a statement regarding news that Charter Cable will begin carrying SportNet LA, a station that airs LA Dodger's baseball games and Dodgers related programing.

"I am pleased that Charter Communications will begin carrying SportNet LA, but the work is not done yet. Too many Angelenos still won't have access to the Dodgers because of a 14 month dispute between cable companies over how to provide Los Angeles residents with access to Los Angeles Dodgers television broadcasts.

"I am reissuing an earlier request for Time Warner Cable into enter binding arbitration with DirecTV and others. This would be a fair and fast way to return programming to consumers. Time Warner Cable has agreed to enter into the arbitration process. They have offered to make SportsNet LA available immediately to all fans upon the initiation of binding arbitration. Immediate binding arbitration is the only mechanism that will get the Dodgers games on the air now."

In July of last year, six Los Angeles area members of Congress, led by Congressman Brad Sherman (D - Sherman Oaks) called on Time Warner Cable, DIRECTV and all other providers to enter into binding arbitration to resolve the current dispute and air Dodgers games on all LA-area cable and satellite systems.

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