Fubo files the most important anti-trust case to realignment

[nelsonmuntz]

Fubo CEO Rips Disney-WBD-Fox Sports Streaming Venture: Media Companies’ Practices Are ‘Borderline Racketeering’ by a ‘Cartel’

Fubo chief David Gandler took the gloves off in lambasting the joint venture formed by Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Fox Corp. — reiterating claims that anticompetitive actions by the big media companies has cost sports-centric streaming provider Fubo billions of dollars in damages...

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I think I am rooting for Fubo. A cartel of Warner, Disney(ESPN) and Fox Sports would crush broadcasting fees paid to school. On the other hand, it may start a sprint by the conferences for content where the top conferences scoop up whole leagues to try to balance the playing field. Either way, if Fubo blows up this alliance, it will definitely have an impact on college sports.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

College sports further dividing among haves, have-nots may be spurred by huge financial hits from court cases

The NCAA is facing legal battles on multiple fronts, and all come with financial risks that could doom the association and some of its member institutions

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Or maybe these are the most important anti-trust cases to realignment. This may be what UConn is waiting for. The House case could annihilate several athletic departments that generated and blew billions of dollars of revenue the last 30 years. The bill for a school like Texas or Ohio State is going to be stratospheric if they lose that case. Rutgers' athletic department may be better off filing for bankruptcy than continuing forward.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Bringing Down the House: House v. NCAA Could Potentially Mean Big Changes for Collegiate NIL Rules | JD Supra

In a recent development, on September 22, 2023, a federal judge took a significant step by certifying an injunctive relief class comprising of at...

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[Patman]

I suppose at some level they're absolutely communi sting because that's how you do multinetwork deals so it'll be interesting if something comes out of discovery.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Fubo needs to have the channels that March madness games are on if they want to me the sports streaming platform

 

[businesslawyer]

Rutgers' athletic department may be better off filing for bankruptcy than continuing forward.

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