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- Title
Sellout, Blackout, or Get Out.
- Authors
Gropper, Catherine C.; Anderson, Benjamin C.
- Abstract
Prior to the 2012-2013 season, National Football League franchises had the option to significantly adjust their TV blackout policies for the first time since 1973. Using data from team policy choices and local TV blackouts during the 2007-2008 to 2014-2015 seasons, we examine whether the policy change was effective in reducing the probability of blackouts or affected attendance. Controlling for team-fixed effects, we find no evidence that policy-adopting teams experienced significantly fewer blackouts or a change in attendance following the policy implementation. Our analysis sheds light on the economic factors that are correlated with local TV blackouts and game attendance.
- Subjects
TELEVISED sports -- Law &; legislation; NATIONAL Football League; FOOTBALL attendance; FOOTBALL on television; TELEVISION broadcasting policy; SPORTS franchises; FOOTBALL teams; FOOTBALL; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Journal of Sports Economics, 2018, Vol 19, Issue 3, p332
- ISSN
1527-0025
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1527002516641165