The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the NFL’s potentially anticompetitive practices, amid mounting concerns that it has grown too hard and pricey for sports fans to watch their favorite teams, according to a report.
Leagues are currently protected from antitrust action under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, which has allowed teams to pool their media rights together into massive TV packages.
FCC Chair Brendan Carr told The Post late last month that the NFL could lose its exemptions if it sticks too many live games behind paywalls, as fans shell out as much as $1,500 a year to watch every pro football game across several streaming services.
The nature and scope of the investigation, reported by the Wall Street Journal, were not immediately clear.
The NFL and Department of Justice did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
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