Fox Targets Five-Game NFL Slate Amid Antitrust Scrutiny
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Fox is bidding on a five-game standalone NFL streaming package for 2026, likely aiming at prestige windows like the Australia opener, while the NFL faces a DOJ antitrust probe; a discounted deal with Fox or keeping some games free on platforms like YouTube could appease Washington and protect the league’s antitrust exemption, potentially making the new revenue worth more than the upfront rights fee.
- Could Fox’s hardball tactics land it the NFL’s new five-game package? Awful Announcing
- Sources: DOJ opens antitrust investigation of NFL over TV deals ESPN
- Football fans are being taken for a ride by the NFL — the DOJ could stop that New York Post
- YouTube, Netflix, Fox are in play for special five-game 2026 package NBC Sports
- Justice Department investigating NFL over games on paid platforms, sources say CBS News
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