GREEN BAY, Wis. (WRN) — The Packers refute a Wisconsin Congressman’s challenge to the NFL ‘s broadcast agreement.
5th District Republican Scott Fitzgerald wants Congress to reexamine the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act allowing the NFL to negotiate broadcast rights and distribute proceeds equally among teams.
Fitzgerald and other Congress members are trying to determine whether anti-trust laws are being violated, and if the league is unfairly pricing out viewers.
The Packers say those efforts threaten the team’s future: “The tremendously successful model of pooling media rights and sharing revenue equally amongst teams has allowed the Packers to survive and thrive in the smallest media market in professional sports.”
The Packers call the SBA the foundation that the team has been built on.
