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SPORTS BROADCASTING

SPORTS BROADCASTING. US v NFL. AT ISSUE WERE 3 RESTRAINTS 1> bar telecasts that compete w/ home game attendance 2> bar telecasts that compete w/ telecasts of home team's away games 3> bars radiocasts that compete w/ radiocasts of any home team games. SPORTS BROADCASTING ACT.

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SPORTS BROADCASTING

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  1. SPORTS BROADCASTING

  2. US v NFL AT ISSUE WERE 3 RESTRAINTS 1> bar telecasts that compete w/ home game attendance 2> bar telecasts that compete w/ telecasts of home team's away games 3> bars radiocasts that compete w/ radiocasts of any home team games

  3. SPORTS BROADCASTING ACT §1 ALLOWS PACKAGE SALES FOR “SPONSORED TELECASTING” §2 BARS BLACKOUTS EXCEPT OF HOME GAMES §3 BARS NFL ON FR NITE OR SAT

  4. BULLS • Why did the NBA want to limit the number of Bulls’ games on the WGN superstation?

  5. /2 Bulls • WGN ratings: 650,000 nationwide • Local cable ratings for other Bulls’ games in Chicago: 350,000 • Of the roughly 300,000 outside-Chicago viewers, half from cities without NBA Teams • Thus, average viewership of around 5,000 in each NBA market • some Bulls fans • some avid fans watching own team + Bulls

  6. Schwartz v DirecTV • Does the Sports Broadcasting Act apply to sales to DirecTV? • Does the NFL have market power? • Are there justifications? • maximizing revenues? • free riding on other NFL clubs? • competitive balance?

  7. MLB EXCLUSIVE TERRITORIES • How would you analyze the legality of exclusive local broadcast territories under new Article X, §3 of MLB Constitution?

  8. MIGRATION TO CABLE • Should the US adopted “listed events” legislation mandating certain sporting events on free TV?

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