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Breaking News from the Bench to the Bleachers
Last month arrived the news that the Department of Justice is examining the NFL and MLB – and one might presume other sports leagues – for potential antitrust violations in how their teams collectively sell and structure media deals. This is the next logical step in the percolating frustration of many sports fans over their…
The first formal investigation into the longstanding antitrust exemption granted to the NFL under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 is officially upon us. On Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice has begun examining potential anticompetitive practices by the NFL in how it sells its media rights. Under the exemption granted…
U.S. Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into The NFL The Spun
Things have escalated very quickly for the NFL and the federal government with the Department of Justice reportedly opening an antitrust investigation against the country’s most popular sports league. The Wall Street Journal reports that the government has begun an investigation on whether or not the league has “engaged in anticompetitive tactics that harm consumers.”…
