SFC Files Amicus Brief in NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation
SFC filed an amicus brief in the ongoing NFL Sunday Ticket antitrust litigation, arguing that the league abuses its antitrust exemption, causing harm to fans nationwide and that the overturning of the multi-billion dollar verdict is wrong. We are outraged that, once again, the NFL may get away with restricting access and charging higher prices, and that fans are left holding the bag, even after the judge affirmed the jury’s verdict that the NFL violated antitrust laws. We can not let the NFL get away with it again!
Fubo throws in the towel despite having the upper hand
In August, Fubo delivered a stunning upset against Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery – getting a preliminary injunction granted against the wildly anticompetitive Venu Sports. Now they’ve abandoned the cause altogether, opting to be acquired by Disney instead.
DOJ and 16 State Attorneys General join SFC in Supporting injunction against Venu Sports
Possibly the most significant antitrust case working its way through the courts right now is Fubo v. Disney et. al. In August, we, along with the America Economic Liberties Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Open Markets Institute, and Public Knowledge, filed an amicus brief supporting Fubo in its lawsuit against Disney and the Venu Sports joint venture partners. After Judge Garnett granted Fubo a preliminary injunction against the venture, the Venu Sports partners appealed. We filed another amicus brief, but with even more partners, adding the American Antitrust Institute, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and the National Consumers League.
Well, the team just keeps getting bigger! Now, the DOJ and 16 state Attorneys General have filed briefs.
Big Steps Forward for Andretti Cadillac
Sports Fans Coalition called out the anticompetitive practices of Liberty Media while they tried to prevent Andretti from joining Formula 1. Now, it seems, they heard our call. Andretti’s mission of joining the grid for the 2026 season has come to fruition, albeit under a different name.
Three more groups join SFC against the anticompetitive Venu Sports
For years, cable companies have forced customers to buy “fat” bundles — large packages of channels with inflated price tags, often including unwanted content. Sports fans in particular have been vocal about their desire for more control over which games and leagues they pay to watch. In our new amicus brief, we argue that consumers, especially sports fans, are tired of paying for bundles that force them into unwanted content just to access the sports they love.
SFC and Four Other Advocacy Organizations file Amicus Brief in Fubo v. Disney
Today, Sports Fans Coalition along with America Economic Liberties Project, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Open Markets Institute, and Public Knowledge filed an amicus brief in FuboTV INC. and FuboTV Media Inc. vs. The Walt Disney…
SFC Celebrates Multi-billion dollar Verdict Against NFL
Last Thursday in Los Angeles, a jury for the NFL antitrust lawsuit found that the National Football League (NFL) violated antitrust laws by conspiring to inflate Sunday Ticket prices for 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 commercial subscribers….