FCC votes to end sports blackout rule over NFL's objection
Posted Sep 30, 2014
The Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday unanimously voted to end its nearly 40-year-old sports blackout rule, saying the provision, which now applies largely to NFL games, is outdated in an era when professional football has become a multibillion-dollar enterprise no longer mainly dependent on ticket sales. The NFL, which strongly opposed the change, still can enforce its own policy that prevents games from being broadcast locally if they are not sold out.
(Los Angeles Times)
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