BUSINESS BRIEFING / TELEVISION

Charter Communications Inc. is suing DirecTV Group Inc. over advertisements that try to persuade subscribers to switch TV service by touting Charter’s bankruptcy filing.

Charter, a cable TV operator that filed for Chapter 11 reorganization in March, charged satellite TV operator DirecTV with using “false and misleading” ads claiming that Charter couldn’t provide the latest technology, add high-definition channels or offer new exclusive programming given its financial troubles.

A DirecTV spokesman said “we stand by the accuracy of our advertising.”