Cablevision’s World Series at Risk as FCC May Not Act

Cablevision Systems Corp. may lose its bid for government help in a dispute that threatens 3 million subscribers’ access to World Series baseball games on News Corp.’s Fox network.

While the Federal Communications Commission asked for the companies to explain what they’re doing to end the spat that’s disrupted viewing in the Philadelphia and New York markets since Oct. 16, it may lack the power to do anything to resolve it, said Rebecca Arbogast, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co.