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redskins121684 · 05-31-2010, 01:53 AM

One thing that might arise out of this is the eclusivity agreement with the NFL and the networks that broadcast the games being considered an antitrust violation. If the Supreme Court is saying that they in effect are 32 competing businesses operating on a competitive basis then what of the DirecTV agreement and the agreements with FOX, NBC, and CBS not to mention NFL Network. The league can't hide behind the Clayton Act exemptions to hand out uniform TV contracts anymore. We could actually see teams selling broadcast rights to the highest bidder individually, that would be awsome because then maybe we see the Skins game and have others available on off networks like versus or comcast or masn, the DirecTV sunday ticket may no longer be necessary.

05-31-2010, 01:53 AM	#39
redskins121684 Camp Scrub Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 31	Re: American Needle vs. NFL One thing that might arise out of this is the eclusivity agreement with the NFL and the networks that broadcast the games being considered an antitrust violation. If the Supreme Court is saying that they in effect are 32 competing businesses operating on a competitive basis then what of the DirecTV agreement and the agreements with FOX, NBC, and CBS not to mention NFL Network. The league can't hide behind the Clayton Act exemptions to hand out uniform TV contracts anymore. We could actually see teams selling broadcast rights to the highest bidder individually, that would be awsome because then maybe we see the Skins game and have others available on off networks like versus or comcast or masn, the DirecTV sunday ticket may no longer be necessary.