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Scott Fitzgerald: “Because there's a carve out specifically for [the NFL]…”

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

Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era

Published June 16, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:32

Then you would simply be they would be operating in the free market and there would be nothing to see here. Right. But Because there's a carve out specifically for [the NFL], there's a higher level of scrutiny that needs to happen. on a regular basis. That's what DOJ is doing and that's what the Judiciary Committee is doing at this point. (05:32–05:40)

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Asserts that the NFL's antitrust exemption requires higher scrutiny.

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“The first dollar amount [the NFL] captured was around $5 million in the first season, which has grown to about 10 billion.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 03:39-03:57
“The NFL, of all the major league sports organizations, have probably benefited the most from the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 01:34-02:01
“Let's see if the SBA does fit the mold at this point or do we need to revisit it and make some changes.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 06:33-06:42
“When there's a carve out in the statutes that protects somebody, it just changes the dynamics in how Congress views it.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 07:04-07:13
“When they started to go behind paywalls with the games, that was like the first time, I think, where it caught a lot of people's attention.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 07:35-07:45
“Clay Travis is confirmed. He's going to be there.”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 10:25-10:27
“DOJ is doing their own thing. I mean, we're aware of it. We knew that DOJ was actually going to go a little bit further in looking to many…”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 11:15-11:31
“Antitrust touches everything. And when I became the chairman of the committee, it was fairly obvious to me that there were a number of…”
Fitzgerald Talks Importance of Examining the Sports Broadcasting Act in the Modern Streaming Era | Uploaded June 16, 2026 | 11:54-12:10