The NFL has relaxed local television blackout rules, a league spokesman confirmed to NFL.com and NFL Network on Saturday. The Wall Street Journalfirst reportedthe change, which team owners approved in May at the NFL Annual Meeting. Home teams now will have the option of selling 85 percent of...
The NFL is pushing back against advocates who want the Federal Communications Commission to abandon the blackout rules for sporting events. A new website launched by the NFL and broadcasters touts the controversial rule, which prevents sporting events from being televised when games are not well ...
Unfortunately, the FCC's blackout rules are still in effect. That means if your local team doesn't sell 85 percent of its stadium's tickets within 72 hours of the game's start, the game won't be shown in its local area. And, of course, if you're a die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers f...
About 50 percent of games were taken off local airwaves in the 1970s, but blackouts have happened less often in the decades since. No blackouts took place last season, while two games were blacked out the year before. TheFederal Communications Commissionlast fall repealed its blackout rules, ...
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The regional sports networks own the rights to each local team. They could stream their games on their own and make their money back. MLBTV is taking those local broadcast feeds and streaming them. Why blackout the home market. The Yankees own their own righ...