Big Tech sports broadcast rights could imperil US local TV news, stations say

ReutersMon, March 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTC

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March 30 (Reuters) - Major broadcast station owners on ‌Monday said U.S. regulators ‌should address the trend of ​Big Tech companies acquiring the rights to broadcast football, baseball and other ‌sporting events, ⁠saying it could weaken local TV news.

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Fox ⁠Corp said free TV viewers could eventually ​lose access to ​the ​World Series, ‌Thanksgiving NFL football games or the Olympics, citing "a world where Big Tech acquires more and more broadcast ‌sports rights -- often ​as a ​loss ​leader to support ‌other massive, vertically integrated ​businesses ​that primarily profit off of the personal consumption ​data ‌of its customers."

(Reporting by ​David Shepardson; Editing by ​Chris Reese)

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