Sport Broadcasting

Olympic Games

The most valuable international property

Pittsburgh Athletic Co v. KQV broadcasting co.

A federal court ruled that the home team controls all commercial broadcasting rights to a sport event

Both ____ and ____ operate domestic Spanish language sport networks

ESPN and Fox

1921

First radio broadcast of sporting events

Importance of Sport Broadcasting act 1961

Granted professional football, baseball, hockey, and basketball teams immunity from antitrust actions regarding the pooled sale of broadcast rights

Dish network "the hopper"

Let viewers automatically skip the commercials including the homework

Rule of reason

The Rule of reason is a legal approach by competition authorities or the courts where an attempt is made to evaluate the pro-competitive features of a restrictive business practice against its anticompetitive effects in order to decide whether or not the practice should be prohibited.

Per Se Rule

The term illegal per se means that the act is inherently illegal. Thus, an act is illegal without extrinsic proof of any surrounding circumstances such as lack of scienter (knowledge) or other defenses. Acts are made illegal per se by statute, constitution or case law.

Impact of technological advancements

They have created huge audiences, American sport organizations and broadcasting companies are expanding their presence in foreign markets

Alternatives to live television

Video games, social media, on demand entertainment services

Importance of copyright

Video highlights can be included in the news report only with the permission of the owner

Sanctions

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

Antitrust

relating to legislation preventing or controlling trusts or other monopolies, with the intention of promoting competition in business.

Price fixing

the maintaining of prices at a certain level by agreement between competing sellers.