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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…
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…
Major League Baseball is the next stop in the federal government’s antitrust tour of professional sports. According to Bloomberg News, the Justice Department, which opened a formal investigation into the NFL last week over how the league licenses its broadcast rights, plans to extend that scrutiny to MLB and the other leagues operating under the…
