NBA, MLB, NHL officials face questions from Senate over streaming service confusion

Published May 6, 2025 1:51pm ET



A group of senators pressured representatives from the NBA, MLB, and NHL over the increasingly confusing and expensive array of streaming platforms fans must navigate to watch their games.

“In an era of deep partisan division, sports might be the most powerful cultural unifier that we have,” said Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. “Whether on the couch or in the stands, Americans come together to cheer, to hope, to believe.”

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