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Donald Trump calls out NFL for moving games to paid streaming platforms

May 10, 2026 @ 12:57pm
FootballNFL
ClutchPoints

As the NFL offseason continues and teams around the league make tweaks to their rosters via trade, free agency, and the draft, the league front office is also busy mulling changes for future seasons. One of the main talking points for fans around the league over the last couple of years has been the league’s […] The post Donald Trump calls out NFL for moving games to paid streaming platforms appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Cardinals-Padres series TV arrangements annoy MLB fans

May 9, 2026 @ 5:00pm
BaseballMLBSan Diego PadresSt. Louis Cardinals
Awful Announcing

The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are in the middle of a four-game series at Petco Park this weekend. And, in a perfect sign of the times, all four games are on different television networks or streaming services. As the Padres’ X account showed ahead of the series, Thursday’s Game 1 was on…

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DOJ reportedly met broadcast TV execs amid sports fragmentation probe

Apr 23, 2026 @ 4:05pm
FootballNFL
Awful Announcing

The Justice Department appears to be casting a wide net in its investigation into whether sports leagues are upholding the terms of a longstanding antitrust exemption as games increasingly migrate from broadcast television to streaming services. As part of that investigation, the Justice Department reportedly met with executives from local station groups at the National…

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NFL holds showdown talks with FCC after getting hit with bombshell Justice Department investigation

Apr 22, 2026 @ 10:02pm
FootballNFL
Daily Mail US Sport

The FCC recently sought public comments on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast channels to streaming services. As of Wednesday, nearly 8,700 comments have been logged.

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Ohio lawmaker fed up with Cavaliers’ streaming service shuffle demands legal solution

Apr 21, 2026 @ 6:00pm
BasketballNBACleveland Cavaliers
Awful Announcing

Ohio state Sen. Bill DeMora has had enough. Watching the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs this week required navigating Amazon Prime Video for Game 1, Peacock for Game 2, and back to Amazon for Game 3. And DeMora, a Democrat from Columbus, is now looking into whether Ohio has any legal…

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Fubo plan major broadcasting change and pursue NBA live TV rights ‘out of nowhere’

Apr 15, 2026 @ 3:19pm
BasketballNBAAtlanta HawksCharlotte HornetsCleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersLA ClippersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
The Sun Sport

FUBO are challenging broadcasters to buy the rights to show 13 NBA teams. It comes after Main Street Sports Group dropped contracts and started to wind down operations due to…

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NBA Viewership Up 16% in Year 1 of New Media Deal

Apr 15, 2026 @ 12:00pm
BasketballNBA
Front Office Sports

The league faced heavy scrutiny last year for its declining ratings.

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Could Fox’s hardball tactics land it the NFL’s new five-game package?

Apr 11, 2026 @ 3:30pm
FootballNFL
Awful Announcing

Fox wants in on the NFL’s five-game standalone package for the 2026 season. According to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio, YouTube, Netflix, and Fox are all in play for the mini-slate, which the NFL has been shopping as it renegotiates its broader media rights landscape. The league has presented bidders with a menu of more…

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NFL Prepares To Defend Its Antitrust Exemption Amid Justice Department Probe

Apr 10, 2026 @ 7:36am
FootballNFLDallas CowboysNew England Patriots
OutKick

The NFL is not surprised the Justice Department is opening a probe into its broadcast negotiating practices that, when including streaming services, could be in violation of its antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act.That's one reason sources familiar with the NFL's position on the matter say the league, which is expected to cooperate with the DOJ investigation, will have at least a two-pronged approach to keeping and perhaps even solidifying its exemption.Some background: The NFL faces a probe that will, in part, try to determine if the league is pricing out fans from watching their games by moving some of the product to pay streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Netflix and YouTube, which would violate conditions of the antitrust exemption, including protecting consumer access.Some NFL fans have begun to voice displeasure with the fact some games are simply not available over broadcast television because they've been moved to the streaming sites. The Sports Broadcast Act of 1961 only applies to broadcast television and courts have previously ruled it does not apply to cable, satellite or streaming services.So, the NFL has a huge problem.The potential consequences of this probe for the NFL include forfeiting the ability to sell games in a league-wide bundle to cable, satellite, and streaming platforms. The league makes an estimated $5-$6 billion per year selling those rights to ESPN, Amazon Prime, YouTube (red zone) and Netflix.The bigger potential consequence would be the NFL losing its entire antitrust exemption.That could force the NFL to completely change its business model because some teams might decide to negotiate their own TV deals, potentially creating a large disparity between big-market and small-market teams that currently doesn't exist under today's pooled TV rights.Competitive balance could be lost. Professional football could start to look more like Major League Baseball and the Dallas Cowboys might become the NFL version of the Los Angeles Dodgers.The NFL does not want that.So it is prepared to make its case to the DOJ or anyone else."It's funny, it's called the Sports Broadcasting Act, and I'm not sure there's a single content owner, league or otherwise, that hasn't done more to support broadcast television than what we do," NFL executive vice president of media distribution Hans Schroeder said last week in addressing the issue. "Again, every game is on broadcast in the home market, 88 percent [of games] is offered as a primary platform through broadcast. So we're very committed to broadcast. We have always been. I think we'll continue to be. We see it as a tremendous way to reach our fans. And our focus is on reach."But the NFL also wants to make the point that in moving to streaming it is serving other fans. New fans. And those fans, the league contends, are also consumers worthy of protection and service.  "We also have to be on the other platforms where we know our fans are spending their time," Schroeder said. "We look at it, and it's probably 8-to-10 years younger when we're on the streaming platform because we know it's a different type of audience."We are incredibly strong believers in the power of broadcast. We're also incredibly committed to making sure we're going to continue to evolve and be on the screens in places where our fans are spending their time. And we're happy to talk to whoever if they have questions about our model because we think our model speaks for itself about where our commitment is and how we distribute our games."That persuasion as to the value of streaming for segments of the population might be considered the NFL's carrot. The stick is league executive vice president and general counsel Ted Ullyot, who moved into the position last May, succeeding Jeff Pash.Ullyot, a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a member of the George W. Bush White House staff and chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, will lead the league's team amid the DOJ probe. And this: Part of his argument might be that the 65-year-old Sports Broadcasting Act is outdated as cable, satellite and streaming didn't even exist when it was written. So, Ullyot might contend the Act should be rewritten or eliminated altogether.Ullyot's 2025 selection as NFL general counsel was made, in part, with owners recognizing they had antitrust issues. In 2024, a jury in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled in favor of 2.45 million residential and business pay subscribers to Sunday Ticket on DirecTV in a class-action suit. The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages.A federal judge overturned the verdict when it was discovered witnesses for the subscribers used flawed methodologies, but the initial verdict was a wake-up call for the NFL and others.Then, last year, the House Judiciary Committee requested briefings from the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB about whether antitrust exemptions should still be granted for coordinating their broadcast rights.Amid those court and legislative battles, some owners saw Ullyot as the man to have on their side."We’re going to be a target in antitrust, and in a lot of other ways," New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft told the Sports Business Journal last year. "We’re going to need legal representation that knows how to go on the offensive and play defense to protect where we’re going."

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DOJ launches antitrust probe into NFL over TV deals

Apr 10, 2026 @ 6:15am
FootballNFL
Larry Brown Sports

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an antitrust investigation into the NFL regarding its television and media rights agreements. The probe focuses on whether the league’s practices have become anticompetitive, potentially limiting consumer access to games and driving up costs amid the growing shift from traditional broadcasting to streaming services. Concerns have centered on … The post DOJ launches antitrust probe into NFL over TV deals appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.

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Main Street Sports Group officially shuttering this month, 13 NBA teams become local TV free agents

Apr 2, 2026 @ 7:30pm
BasketballNBAAtlanta HawksCharlotte HornetsCleveland CavaliersDetroit PistonsIndiana PacersLos Angeles ClippersMemphis GrizzliesMiami HeatMilwaukee BucksMinnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicSan Antonio Spurs
Awful Announcing

The demise of Main Street Sports Group, owner of the FanDuel-branded regional sports networks, was swift as anticipated. The beleaguered company, formed from the ashes of its predecessor, Diamond Sports Group, after its prolonged bankruptcy, looked destined for collapse as reports began to surface of missed rights payments to franchises last December. A search for…

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Ranking 2026 MLB local broadcast accessibility from worst to best

Apr 1, 2026 @ 9:30am
BaseballMLBArizona DiamondbacksAtlanta BravesBaltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxChicago CubsChicago White SoxCincinnati RedsCleveland GuardiansColorado RockiesDetroit TigersHouston AstrosKansas City RoyalsLos Angeles AngelsLos Angeles DodgersMiami MarlinsMilwaukee BrewersMinnesota TwinsNew York MetsNew York YankeesOakland AthleticsPhiladelphia PhilliesPittsburgh PiratesSan Diego PadresSan Francisco GiantsSt. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay RaysTexas RangersToronto Blue JaysWashington Nationals
Awful Announcing

A common complaint among Major League Baseball fans this season is that watching their favorite team has become much harder. With MLB’s new agreements with NBC Sports and Netflix this season, there are now exclusive baseball games on three different streaming services (Peacock, Apple TV+, and Netflix), along with three different cable channels (ESPN, FS1, and…

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Poll: 6 in 10 sports fans report skipping games because they’re ‘too expensive’ to watch on TV

Mar 29, 2026 @ 2:45pm
BaseballMLB
Awful Announcing

A new poll from Fox News finds that 72% of sports fans think major sports events should be required to air on free broadcast television. But cable networks and streaming services continue to acquire major sports rights. In addition, according to the poll, nearly 60% of sports fans have not watched a sports event because Read more... The post Poll: 6 in 10 sports fans report skipping games because they’re ‘too expensive’ to watch on TV appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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NFL’s antitrust exemption vulnerable if league puts more games on streaming, FCC chair says

Mar 26, 2026 @ 9:30pm
FootballNFL
Awful Announcing

Federal pressure continues to mount against the NFL as the league places more games on paid streaming services. On Thursday, FCC chairman Brendan Carr issued his strongest statement yet regarding the status of the NFL’s federal antitrust exemption. As it stands, the NFL and other professional sports leagues in the United States are granted antitrust Read more... The post NFL’s antitrust exemption vulnerable if league puts more games on streaming, FCC chair says appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Netflix raises prices after debut MLB broadcast

Mar 26, 2026 @ 6:30pm
BaseballMLB
Awful Announcing

If you want to watch the next sports event on Netflix, it’s going to cost you even more. Netflix announced today that it was raising the prices for its Standard with Ads, Standard, and Premium tiers. The base Standard with Ads plan will now cost $8.99/month, up a dollar. Standard is now $19.99/month, up $2, Read more... The post Netflix raises prices after debut MLB broadcast appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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Michael Kay laments ‘concerning’ fragmentation of MLB rights

Mar 25, 2026 @ 4:30pm
BaseballMLBNew York Yankees
Awful Announcing

Michael Kay will be watching Opening Day from the stands. Again. Last year, when ESPN held the Yankees opener and put Joe Buck on the call, Kay — who has either written or announced Opening Day for 37 consecutive years — was “red-hot” about it and ended up in the seats at Yankee Stadium with Read more... The post Michael Kay laments ‘concerning’ fragmentation of MLB rights appeared first on Awful Announcing.

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