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The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 affects Title 15 of the United States Code, Chapter 32 "Telecasting of Professional Sports Contest" (§§ 1291-1295) [1] The act amended antitrust laws to allow, among others, sports leagues to pool the broadcasting rights by all their teams and sign league-wide exclusive contracts with national networks.
His successor, Pete Rozelle, continued the effort, but was only able to get limited exemptions to allow sharing of television revenues (the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961) and, later, the merger with the American Football League (AFL). Since the Court's ruling means professional football is covered under antitrust law, the NFL has faced a ...
A special antitrust exemption, the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, was passed in Congress to accommodate the collective contract, which restricted what days the league could televise their games. CBS' fee later increased to $14.1 million per year in 1964, and $18.8 million per year in 1966.
In fact, both the Perna and Smash models need congressional assistance in the form of a change to the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 — the only way they can legally consolidate their rights.
In order to protect high school and college football, the federal Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 cancels antitrust protection for television broadcasts of any professional football game on Friday evenings or Saturdays by television stations within 75 miles (121 km) of the venue of a college or high school game, that had been announced in a ...
Plaintiffs allege the NFL colluded with partners CBS and Fox, along with DirecTV, and controlled the pricing of Sunday Ticket to the detriment of fans.
A rare Friday NFL game: The 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act bars the league from scheduling games after 6pm ET on Fridays and Saturdays during the high school and college seasons.
Satellite Home Viewer Act (US) Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act; Significantly viewed out-of-market television stations in the United States; Simultaneous substitution; Special temporary authority; Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961; Broadcasting of sports events; Syndication exclusivity