Senate Commerce Hearing Examines Sports Streaming Fragmentation, Local Blackouts
League executives, a consumer advocate and senators debated whether streaming fragmentation and exclusive deals are making it harder and costlier for fans to watch games and whether leagues’ special legal and public subsidies should carry access obligations.
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At a hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, executives from Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL, together with a public-interest lawyer, defended recent media deals while acknowledging disruptions that have made some games harder or more expensive for fans to find.
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