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FCC unanimously votes to eliminate sports blackout rules


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FCC unanimously votes to eliminate sports blackout rules

Unfortunately, the NFL's private blackout rules remain in place

The FCC today unanimously voted to end its sports blackout rules nearly four decades after they were first implemented in 1975. Despite stiff objections from the NFL, the Commission has put an end to the rules that barred cable and satellite providers from airing games blacked out on local broadcast stations because they failed to sell out. But it only ends the government's rules. The NFL still has its own, private blackout rules in place with broadcasters like FOX and CBS, and those may still prevent fans from watching local games when tickets remain at the box office.

Specifically, here's what the FCC says is the outcome of today's vote:

 

The action removes Commission protection of the NFL’s current private blackout policy, which requires local broadcast stations to black out a game if a team does not sell a certain percentage of tickets to the game at least 72 hours prior to the game.

 

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/30/6873177/fcc-votes-to-repeal-sports-blackout-rule

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