NFL makes its case to FCC during regulatory scrutiny

As federal regulators scrutinize the migration of sports to streaming, the NFL is going on the offensive, meeting last week with senior Federal Communications Commission officials to justify the league’s media-rights strategy.

The meeting Friday in Washington, which the NFL requested, came after the FCC started its probe into the changing sports-media business and whether the evolution is harming consumers and the broadcast-television industry. The meeting was described in an FCC filing Tuesday by the NFL.

Separately, the Justice Department is investigating sports leagues’ pivot to streaming and its impact on the marketplace.

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