The major leagues and particularly the National Football League have used the antitrust exemption to collectively negotiate international increasingly lucrative media distribution contracts that go far beyond the circumstances Congress contemplated. In 1961 following passage of the Sports Broadcasting Act. Then NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle signed a TV deal worth 4.65 million. Nearly 60 years later, the NFL signed an 11 year media deal worth 113 billion. The NBA first TV contract after passage of the SBA was for 27 million. (06:25–06:37)
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Asserts that in 1961, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle signed a TV deal worth $4.65 million.
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