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Bill DeMora, a state senator from Columbus, told the Columbus Dispatch on Friday that he plans to introduce legislation that would prevent public colleges and universities in Ohio from airing sporting events exclusively on paid streaming services.
DeMora told the Dispatch that he believes publicly funded universities like Ohio State should be required to provide a local viewing alternative when games air on paid streaming services.
"I've heard from a lot of folks that are pissed off that the local bar doesn't have the game or they have to spend X amount of money to buy one football game on this Peacock network so they can watch Ohio State," DeMora said.
According to NBC4 in Columbus, this is at least the second time DeMora has introduced legislation to ban streaming games. His desire to create the bill came because he was frustrated having to watch Ohio State face Purdue (2023) and Michigan State (2024) on Peacock.To the extent permitted by federal law, no state university shall enter into or renew a contract under which the media rights to broadcast a university athletic event are granted exclusively to a streaming service. This division applies only to contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of this section.
Each state university shall provide enrolled students, at no cost to the students, with access to observe any university athletic events that are broadcast in accordance with a contract entered into or renewed in accordance with division of this section. Each state university shall determine the manner in which such access is provided to students.
Its never over!Might as well submit a bill to go back onto the gold standard.
The war is over man.