Topic: Ownership of Territorial Media Rights

Order Description
The following Guides and links discuss the division and ownership of territorial media rights.

Major League Baseball

Study Guide: Major and Minor League Territories - MLBPreview the documentView in a new window
WTF MLB? Baseball strikes out with its streaming policy (Links to an external site.), Erik Malinowski (Rolling Stone)
MLB, NHL Fans Win Approval to Try and Change Way Games Aired (Links to an external site.), Bob Van Voris

National Football League

DirecTV’s “NFL Sunday Ticket” Is Subject of Antitrust Lawsuit (Links to an external site.), Eriq Gardner
NFL Teams by Media Market Size (2014 edition) (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
NFL Territorial Map (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

National Basketball Association

NBA extends partnership with Turner Broadcasting, Disney (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)
NBA Territory Map (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

National Hockey League

NHL Agrees to Pricing Changes to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit Over TV Packages (Links to an external site.), Eriq Gardner
GRAPHIC: New NHL Divisions by TV Coverage Zone (Links to an external site.)
Let's Discuss

Should professional leagues be able to divide and assign ownership of territorial media rights? By dividing the media rights and determining what games are shown (and where) are the leagues illegally restraining trade and the free market?

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