The proposed settlement comes about a month after a New York federal judge agreed to certify a class action that contends that consumers have been forced to pay too much for out-of-market NHL and Major League Baseball games — and that telecasts get blacked out for in-market games thanks to restrictive agreements with the leagues’ broadcasting partners. The lawsuit also names Comcast and DirecTV as defendants, and since sports represent one of the major reasons why consumers don’t cord-cut, the prospect of injunctive relief holds big ramifications to the television industry.
Source: NHL Agrees to Pricing Changes to Settle Antitrust Lawsuit Over TV Packages – The Hollywood Reporter