The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 sports, part of the United States Code, currently prevents the NFL from airing games on Friday and Saturday from September through December under certain conditions.
The United States Code states that the National Football League is prohibited from broadcasting its content on Friday evenings and Saturdays from September through December.
Tom Brady of the Buccaneers looks for an open receiver in the red zone during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp on August 04, 2020 at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa, Florida.is setting fire to fall college athletics, the National Football League might be looking to alter its schedule to include Saturday games, perhaps even Friday contests, but there is one obstacle – U.S. law.states the NFL is prohibited from airing its content on Friday evenings starting at 6 p.m.
The law, which was introduced by New York Rep. Emanuel Celler and signed by President John F. Kennedy in September 1961, led to the NFL's first big deal with CBS inThe 1961 sports act also included stipulations that protected high school and collegiate football games.
Mike Arthur, senior vice president of Veritone, which advises the Big Ten on its advertising and content licensing, also mentioned TV "networks will come calling sooner than later once they fully know what's going on with college football."
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