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Fox political pressure campaign on NFL ‘a little bit odd’ given commitment to broadcast TV, league says

May 17, 2026 @ 7:00pm

For the first time since reporting came out about Fox’s role in the recent federal attention on the NFL’s antitrust exemption, the NFL has addressed the maneuvering of its longtime Sunday afternoon broadcast partner. Earlier this month, The Wall Street Journal reported on a meeting between Fox Corporation chairman emeritus Rupert Murdoch and President Donald Trump…

Are the Murdochs and Ellisons behind FCC’s recent interest in sports fragmentation?

Mar 30, 2026 @ 10:00am

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Sometimes, writing about what’s happening in the media industry is simply about connecting dots. And with every passing day, some dots are seemingly coming into alignment that are almost too coincidental to not notice. Those dots center on the FCC’s recent interest in sports fragmentation, and the threat the federal government poses to the antitrust Read more... The post Are the Murdochs and Ellisons behind FCC’s recent interest in sports fragmentation? appeared first on Awful Announcing.