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The DOJ probe is focused on possible anticompetitive tactics, a person familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the NFL is forcing football fans to pay too much in subscription fees, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
In years past, football fans watched NFL games over broadcast TV, delivered free into their homes. The 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act allowed for sports leagues to get around some antitrust concerns and negotiate media rights.
But now, games are spread across many different platforms and channels. Some require paid subscriptions, as traditional TV and cable providers contend with cord cutting and tougher competition from deep-pocketed tech companies and streamers.
The Justice Department’s investigation into the NFL is “about affordability for consumers and creating an even playing field for providers,” a government official said.
The Justice Department investigation is into antitrust and anticompetitive tactics, the person said. It comes after Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, wrote a letter last month requesting a review of the NFL's streaming platform exemptions and wanted to know whether the streaming package fees violated the Sports Broadcasting act.
Please do not post anything positive/negative about the DOJ or the Admin, but limit comments to the merits of the case and the effects. Anything further will need to go to the P&R forum
Justice Department investigating the NFL over subscription fee concerns, sources say
The DOJ probe is focused on possible anticompetitive tactics, a person familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com
The DOJ probe is focused on possible anticompetitive tactics, a person familiar with the investigation told NBC News.
The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether the NFL is forcing football fans to pay too much in subscription fees, according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
In years past, football fans watched NFL games over broadcast TV, delivered free into their homes. The 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act allowed for sports leagues to get around some antitrust concerns and negotiate media rights.
But now, games are spread across many different platforms and channels. Some require paid subscriptions, as traditional TV and cable providers contend with cord cutting and tougher competition from deep-pocketed tech companies and streamers.
The Justice Department’s investigation into the NFL is “about affordability for consumers and creating an even playing field for providers,” a government official said.
The Justice Department investigation is into antitrust and anticompetitive tactics, the person said. It comes after Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, the chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, wrote a letter last month requesting a review of the NFL's streaming platform exemptions and wanted to know whether the streaming package fees violated the Sports Broadcasting act.
