Mike Florio speculates Fox could lose NFL broadcasting rights amid political pressure concerns
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Sean Keeley
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Mike Florio speculates that Fox's long-standing NFL broadcasting partnership (since 1994) could be at risk due to political pressure from Rupert Murdoch. The article discusses a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the NFL's broadcast antitrust exemption, with concerns that the league has been skirting the exemption's limits. The piece suggests that Murdoch's political alignment with the Trump administration could create complications for Fox's relationship with the NFL, potentially leading to the network losing its broadcasting rights.
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· 3 pulledFox has been an NFL broadcasting partner since 1994, but Mike Florio could see that longstanding relationship coming to an end in the near future.
The House Judiciary Committee held a lengthy hearing on the NFL's broadcast antitrust exemption amid concerns that the league has been skirting the exemption's limits.
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