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Trump's $1,000 NFL number is wrong, but the real question is worse

published · May 11, 2:57 PM · $2.28 total · published 48d ago
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Trump calls NFL streaming 'price gouging' and the media runs with it. Vince's correction: the $1,000 figure is per season across subscriptions, not per game. The framing is wrong, but the underlying CBA/media-rights structure question is real — the NFL's antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act is the thing nobody is actually explaining. Button: the math on accessibility matters, but first you have to use the right math.

Media accountability pillar, video format. Specific named figures, a concrete correction, and a CBA angle nobody in the broadcast coverage touched. Fresh lane off the intro.

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Trump said fans are paying $1,000 per game to watch NFL content. That's not the number. Sen. Mike Lee's research puts it at roughly $1,000 for the full season across cable and streaming subscriptions. Spread over 272 regular season games plus playoffs, that's not price gouging. That's subscription stacking. The framing is wrong. But the underlying question is real. The NFL holds an antitrust exemption under the Sports Broadcasting Act. That exemption is why the league can bundle and sell its media rights as a cartel without Sherman Act liability. The DOJ and FCC are now looking at whether that structure, combined with the shift to paid streaming, creates an access problem. That's worth a serious conversation. The NFL's own number is 87% of games on free over-the-air broadcast last season. I'd want to see what that figure looks like when the current deals cycle in 2028. The math on accessibility matters. You just have to start with the right math.

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trump's $1,000 number is wrong. the sports broadcasting act question is real. these are different problems. #nfl #capdissection #mediarights #antitrust

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