30-04-2025
Ohio senator looks to ban exclusive streaming contracts for college sports with proposed bill
A proposed bill in the Ohio Senate is taking aim at exclusive streaming contracts for college sports.
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Senate Bill 94 was introduced earlier this year by Senator William DeMora (D-Columbus).
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If signed into law, the bill would stop state universities in Ohio from entering into or renewing a contract 'under which the media rights to broadcast a university athletic event are granted exclusively to a streaming service.'
The bill would also require state universities to allow all enrolled students to watch broadcasts for free.
This comes as the Big Ten Conference has a deal with Peacock and the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) has one with ESPN subsidiaries, ESPN+ and ESPNU.
The bill is currently in the Higher Education Committee, which had its first hearing of the bill today.
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