Big Tech Sports Broadcast Rights Could Imperil US Local TV News, Stations Say

Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil US local TV news, stations argue

USA-SPORTS-COMMUNICATIONS:Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil US local TV news, stations argue

Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil US local TV news, stations say

March 30 : Major broadcast station owners on Monday said U.S. regulators should address the trend of Big Tech companies acquiring the rights to broadcast football, baseball and other sporting events, saying it could weaken local TV news.Fox Corp said free TV viewers could eventually lose access to the World S

Carr Warns NFL Over Streaming Rights, Consumer Costs

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Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil US local TV news ...

Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil U.S. local TV news, stations argue

Major broadcast station owners said on Monday that U.S. regulators should address the trend of Big Tech companies acquiring the rights to broadcast football, baseball and other sporting events, saying it could weaken local ​TV news.

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

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 exemption granted to professional sports leagues via the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961. There’s…