When the SBA was created by Congress, it put fans first.
It worked at the time. But now it leaves sports fans stuck behind paywalls and shelling out hundreds of dollars.
Watch @nabtweets CEO Curtis LeGeyt explain how the SBA is broken ⬇️
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- National Association of Broadcasters repostedEven if you buy the NFL's premium product, you still don't get all the games. It shouldn't be this expensive and difficult to follow your team. Watch the exchange between @RepHageman and @nabtweets Curtis LeGeyt ⬇️
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Something Congress can agree on is keeping American football great. I spoke with @ClayTravis and @nabtweets on how Congress should approach the current broadcasting landscape.
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- Replying to @nabtweets“Fans are paying more and receiving less. Meanwhile, local stations are competing against global technology platforms that can subsidize sports rights with revenue from entirely different businesses.”
- Replying to @nabtweets“Together, we have built shared national moments, strengthened communities, expanded fan bases and supported local journalism. But that model is now at risk.”
- Replying to @nabtweets“Some estimates suggest that accessing every NFL game over the course of a season would cost a consumer well over $1,000. That’s a long way from the broad, free access Congress intended when it created the SBA.”
- Replying to @nabtweets“Fans increasingly need multiple paid subscriptions to watch their favorite teams, and survey after survey shows fans are confused and frustrated.”
- Happening now: NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt testifies before a House Judiciary subcommittee on the importance of keeping live sports free and accessible on broadcast TV. Follow along ⬇️
- This week on “AirTime,” we spotlight the major role broadcasters play in delivering live sports to fans ahead of the 2026 #FIFAWorldCup on @FOXSports. 📺⚽ Listen now: nab.org/airTime/airTim…
- Tonight at the Celebration of Service to America Awards, @RepDebDingell presented the John D. Dingell, Jr. Award for Excellence to @SenTedCruz and @SenAmyKlobuchar for their leadership on the TAKE IT DOWN Act, protecting victims of online exploitation and AI-generated deepfakes.
- “Broadcast infrastructure has shown over the years that it is some of the most resilient infrastructure out there.” Hear Merkhet Solutions CEO Sam Matheny explain why Americans can rely on BPS™ as a resilient complement to GPS for timing, positioning and navigation services.
00:00 - At last week’s @HouseCommerce subcommittee hearing, Merkhet Solutions CEO Sam Matheny testified on the need for a terrestrial GPS backup. BPS™ relies on resilient broadcast infrastructure and the ATSC 3.0 standard to ensure critical systems continue to operate if GPS fails.
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