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.
SFC Mourns the Passing of Congressman Pascrell
We are deeply saddened that Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr. passed recently. His focus was on American fans and ensuring their rights against large corporations…
Ticket Transferability Saves Sports Fans $351 Million Since 2017
Say you have tickets to the Yankees game, but you wake up that morning and aren’t feeling well. What do you do? The Yankees sure aren’t going to give you a refund. So, you sell your tickets of course!
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…
Taxpayers Increasing Investments for Foreign Wealth Funds Disguised through Private Equity
Do you know that your favorite sports teams owners have ties to sovereign wealth funds run by countries with abysmal…
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….
DOJ Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster Sheds Light on Anticompetitive Conduct
Today the DOJ, joined by 30 state Attorneys General, announced the long anticipated lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster alleging that Live Nation has locked venues into exclusive contracts, pressured artists to use its services, and threatened rivals with financial retaliation…