00:00With the Department of Justice now investigating the National Football League for their broadcast rights.
00:05I saw Elizabeth Warren bring it up.
00:07I saw this was a bipartisan deal, too, that they're talking about these deals that are now affecting the American
00:14consumer now,
00:15saying that there's any trust issues now.
00:17What's your takeaway on this case here, and how far do you think this goes up the line?
00:22You know, I'm a little concerned for the National Football League because what they've effectively done is they have taken
00:27a major product
00:28and they've made it almost inaccessible for millions of Americans.
00:35Now, they always argue, Kevin, anybody can watch something on our product for free.
00:38It's over the year.
00:39But if I now need to watch my team, Peacock, Amazon, NFL Network, YouTube TV, Prime Video, if I need
00:52all of these services,
00:53it's a lot of money, and it's unfair, especially when you consider the magnitude of the product.
00:59It's part of Americana.
01:01And, oh, yeah, by the way, they get lots of tax breaks, too.
01:03So I'm afraid for the investigation.
01:05I hope the league makes wise decisions moving forward to make all games more accessible
01:10or, at a minimum, lower the cost so that people who don't have it, like you and I, can still
01:16enjoy the product.
01:1896 of the top 100 television shows are NFL football, and I would think that's why this is really in
01:24the middle of the bullseye
01:25that you're talking now.
01:27They're now a media conglomerate now, isn't it, the NFL?
01:30It's not just about really putting games on Sundays.
01:33They really dictate networks.
01:35I mean, Kevin, think about it.
01:36If you don't have NFL football on CBS or NBC, I mean, you're at a major financial issues.
01:43The National Football League, without television and without them being involved with it, hurts these networks massively.
01:50So this is probably why they're in the bullseye.
01:53Yeah, and here's the issue.
01:54The NFL would argue, listen, Kevin, we have every right to make revenue.
01:57We've done very well, but we can do better.
01:59We can serve better if we raise more money, and the salaries will be improved, to say nothing, of retirement
02:06access for those who come through the league and need help.
02:10There are lots of different things that they would argue we can do with this additional revenue.
02:14I would submit that that may be true, but the problem is, as you just aptly pointed out, quite adroitly,
02:21I might add, this is more than just some run-of-the-mill product.
02:25This is part of the American television landscape that is unlike any other.
02:28Yes, they have a chance, and they have a right to make as much money as they can, but they
02:32need to be responsible, and that's why lawmakers are looking closer, and if I'm the NFL, that's the last thing
02:38I want.
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