Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law Volume 11 Issue 3 Issue 3 - Spring 2009 Article 4 2009 Solidifying the Defensive Line: The NFL Network's Current Position Under Antitrust Law and How it Can Be Improved Ethan Flatt Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw Part of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Commons, and the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law Commons Recommended Citation Ethan Flatt, Solidifying the Defensive Line: The NFL Network's Current Position Under Antitrust Law and How it Can Be Improved, 11 Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law 637 (2020) Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/jetlaw/vol11/iss3/4 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by Scholarship@Vanderbilt Law. It has been accepted for inclusion in Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law by an authorized editor of Scholarship@Vanderbilt Law. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Solidifying the Defensive Line: The NFL Network's Current Position Under Antitrust Law and How it Can Be Improved ABSTRACT In the United States, the broadcastingof professional sporting events is a multi-billion dollar industry, and the National Football League (NFL) alone earned more than $3 billion from television contracts during its 2008 season. Considering the massive revenues that broadcast rights can generate, it is no surprise that some major professional sports leagues have recently developed their own television networks. While it was not the first league-owned television network, the NFL Network has certainly generated the most attention. Since it started broadcastinga select number of NFL regular season games in 2006, the NFL Network has been subject to media criticism, extensive litigation, and even Congressionalcommittee hearings.