Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren want DOJ to investigate Venu Sports
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren want the DOJ to look into ESPN-WBD-Fox joint venture Venu Sports on antitrust grounds.
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UFC parent TKO settles antitrust lawsuits over fighter pay
Two class-action lawsuits covering more than 1,200 UFC fighters have now been settled.
Experts doubt antitrust challenge to ESPN-Fox-WBD streaming bundle: ‘It’s a win for consumers’
Florida Attorney General requests communications between CFP committee and ESPN, NCAA
"As it stands, the committee's decision reeks of partiality, picking winners in the board room and not on the field."
Sen. Bernie Sanders tells Bryant Gumbel about his bill challenging MLB “oligarchs” and their “unacceptable” antitrust exemption
"I think there is a growing anger amongst the American people at baseball. I think, you know, the temperature is rising here in Congress to do something about it."
Altitude files antitrust lawsuit against Comcast over carriage dispute, alleging that Comcast “wants to extinguish competition”
The lawsuit claims Comcast "wants to extinguish competition from Altitude so that Comcast can pocket more of the money it takes from consumers each month for sports programming."
Appeals court overturning Sunday Ticket lawsuit dismissal could eventually lead to NFL broadcast changes
The panel noted the NFL's antitrust broadcast exemption doesn't apply to deals with pay-TV outlets like DirecTV.
Disney reportedly set to sell Fox Sports channels in Brazil and Mexico to win regulatory approval
Further sports properties are being carved out of Disney's deal with Fox to appease regulators.
Three key potential sports implications from judge clearing AT&T’s bid for Time Warner
The deal was approved without conditions, and could have big impacts on Turner, Disney, Fox and Comcast.
Federal prosecutors detail DirecTV’s alleged anti-TWC Dodgers collusion
On Wednesday, the federal Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against AT&T’s DirecTV unit, alleging that DirecTV...
