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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[PP Docket No. 93-21; FCC 94-65]

 

Sports Programming Migration

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Further notice of inquiry.

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SUMMARY: This Further Notice of Inquiry (``Further Notice'') continues 
an inquiry into sports programming migration and the impact of 
preclusive contracts on the availability of college sports programming 
to local television stations. The inquiry was mandated by the Cable 
Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992, sec. 26. 
The Further Notice is designed to update the record that was 
established in response to the Commission's initial Notice of Inquiry 
and, in particular, solicits comment on the large number of new 
contracts that professional and college leagues have recently signed 
with broadcast and cable networks.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 11, 1994; reply 
comments must be received on or before April 26, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments and reply comments may be sent to Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan D. Levy, Office of Plans and Policy, (202) 653-5940.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This proceeding, which the Commission 
initiated with a Notice of Inquiry (58 FR 8248, February 12, 1993), 
examines, on a sport-by-sport basis, trends in the movement of sports 
programming from broadcast television to subscription media, including, 
to the extent possible, projections of future patterns of sports 
programming distribution. It encompasses local, regional, and national 
sports programming, and investigates, pursuant to specific 
Congressional instruction, ``the economic causes and economic and 
social consequences'' of migration trends. Moreover, the Commission is 
assessing the impact of preclusive contracts between college athletic 
conferences and video programming vendors of the supply of local 
college sports programming to local television stations.
    The Commission's inquiry is focused on professional baseball, 
basketball, football, and hockey, and on college football and 
basketball, but comment is invited on other sports as appropriate. 
Pursuant to Congressional instructions, the Commission submitted to 
Congress an Interim Report (58 FR 38088, July 15, 1993) on July 1, 1993 
and will submit to Congress a final sports programming migration report 
on or before July 1, 1994.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-6092 Filed 3-14-94; 8:45 am]
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