DOJ and 16 State Attorneys General join SFC in Supporting injunction against Venu Sports
David Goodfriend David Goodfriend

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.

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Three more groups join SFC against the anticompetitive Venu Sports
Caleigh Forti Caleigh Forti

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.

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DOJ Should Act Against Sports Super Streamer Monopoly
David Goodfriend David Goodfriend

DOJ Should Act Against Sports Super Streamer Monopoly

There might be a sports fan somewhere in this great country of ours who believes that watching sports is inexpensive and hassle-free. We just never met one. Instead, most sports fans must buy TV packages they don’t want, pay inflated prices, navigate blackout policies that make no sense, or subscribe to more services than they need, just to follow the home team. Unfortunately, it could get a lot worse.

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