Senator Tammy Baldwin will introduce bill aimed at game accessibility
By Mike Florio
Published on April 15, 2026.
Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) is set to introduce a bill in the US Senate aimed at making it easier for fans to watch games on TV. The For The Fans Act would require all nationally-televised games involving a team from a given state to be available for free, through broadcasting or streaming on a consistent channel or service. The bill would also remove local blackouts on out-of-market services when the game is available only on another streaming service. This is part of a pushback against the NFL's shift towards multiple streaming services, raising questions about whether it exceeds its broadcast antitrust exemption by selling games as a league to companies that don't make the games available on free, FCC-regulated airwaves.
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