TY - UNPB
T1 - Collective vs Individual Sale of TV Rights in League Sports
AU - Falconieri, S.
AU - Palomino, F.A.
AU - Sakovics, J.
N1 - Pagination: 24
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - In many countries, the collective sale of TV rights by sports leagues has been challenged by the antitrust authorities.In several cases, however, leagues won in court, on the ground that sport cannot be considered a standard good.In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which the sale of TV rights collectively by sports leagues, rather than individually by teams, is preferred from a social welfare viewpoint.We find that collective sale is socially preferable when leagues are small, relatively homogeneous in terms of clout and where teams get little performance-related revenues.
AB - In many countries, the collective sale of TV rights by sports leagues has been challenged by the antitrust authorities.In several cases, however, leagues won in court, on the ground that sport cannot be considered a standard good.In this paper, we investigate the conditions under which the sale of TV rights collectively by sports leagues, rather than individually by teams, is preferred from a social welfare viewpoint.We find that collective sale is socially preferable when leagues are small, relatively homogeneous in terms of clout and where teams get little performance-related revenues.
KW - broadcasting industry
KW - sport
KW - broadcasting rights
M3 - Discussion paper
VL - 2002-106
T3 - CentER Discussion Paper
BT - Collective vs Individual Sale of TV Rights in League Sports
PB - Finance
CY - Tilburg
ER -