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Scott Fitzgerald: “According to the NFL's distribution schedule for Week 3…”

Featuring: Scott Fitzgerald, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 5

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Chairman Fitzgerald Opening Statement - Hearing on Sports Broadcasting Act's Effects on Consumers

Published | Video Starts at 02:59

But how it chooses to define local market games each week leaves fans across the country guessing whether they'll be able to see their favorite team on TV or whether they need to buy a subscription. For example, According to the NFL's distribution schedule for Week 3 games last season, fans in southern Indiana would not see the Indianapolis Colts their local market. Same for Houston fans in Northeast Texas. Despite living in the same state as their favorite football team, fans are subjected to arbitrary restrictions imposed by the NFL that force them into buying a premium subscription model. (02:59–03:10)

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Asserts that fans in southern Indiana could not watch the Indianapolis Colts as their local market team.

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