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Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:25
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NEW YORK (AFX) - A judge Monday blocked DirecTV Group Inc. from airing advertisements in which Jessica Simpson and William Shatner say its high-definition television service provides better pictures than Time Warner Cable Inc.'s high-definition service.U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain said Time Warner Cable was entitled to a preliminary ruling blocking the ads from being shown while a lawsuit proceeds through the Manhattan federal court.Swain rejected Time Warner's request that DirecTV be required to show corrective advertising, saying such extraordinary relief was not warranted in this case.But the judge said Time Warner had shown it was likely to succeed on its claim that the commercials were false when they say DirecTV's high definition programming is superior to that of Time Warner Cable.Marc Laurence Greenwald, a lawyer for DirecTV, said he had not yet seen the ruling and could not immediately comment.Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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