Tag: Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961

"There have been a lot of people asleep at the wheel, allowing the average sports fan to be gouged by the average sports league. I think about this all the time because eventually they'll put everything behind a paywall if they can."

"Fans shouldn't have to choose between accepting a blackout and hoping their favorite team's game doesn't compete with an overtime finish somewhere else. They paid for access, and they should receive it."

"The group formed as regulators scrutinize how sports leagues sell rights to streamers."

"100% of our games are available on broadcast television. I see that continuing. We want to make sure our games are available to our fans. I think that's been the magic of our success."

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly freely and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

"We're not here to scrutinize the NFL's business practices. We're here to affirm that if they want to take advantage of an antitrust exemption granted to them by this body, that there are certain public interest obligations that went along with that."

"This panel, led by Congressman [Scott] Fitzgerald, who's right there in Wisconsin, has witnesses solely on one side of the issue. There is no effort. We've offered many witnesses, and there's no effort to have a balanced group."

"The NFL currently has television contracts with ESPN/ABC, NBC Sports, CBS Sports, Prime Video and Netflix to air its games."

"Federal officials are examining whether the league has used business practices that could limit competition and negatively impact consumers."

This game featuring the Los Angeles Chargers and a yet-to-be-identified opponent would be available for free.