The Trump administration appears to be launching a full-throated investigation into the most valuable programming in all of television: Games from the National Football League.
Earlier this year the Federal Communications Commission opened a public notice review into the sports broadcasting marketplace, sparked by concerns that more and more sports are leaving broadcast TV and putting their games exclusively on streaming platforms.
And Thursday The Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice is investigating the NFL over whether it is engaged in anticompetitive tactics related to its broadcast deals.
The FCC and DOJ investigations could have real-world implications for the league and its media partners, which include companies with broadcast networks like Paramount, Fox and NBCUniversal, and partners like Amazon, Disney and Netflix, which have largely used live sports as a subscription driver (Disney does put some games on ABC, while Fox, Paramount and NBC
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