Trump vows executive order to protect Army-Navy game from competing football broadcasts
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Key Points:
- President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order ensuring no football games compete with the annual Army-Navy matchup, aiming to preserve the tradition and secure an exclusive broadcast window.
- The executive order would grant a four-hour exclusive broadcast slot for the Army-Navy Game, benefiting CBS, which holds exclusive rights to the game through 2038 and is owned by Paramount Skydance.
- Trump emphasized the game's patriotic significance and warned broadcasters not to schedule competing games during this time, though enforcement mechanisms for the order remain unclear.
- The move represents another example of Trump’s direct involvement in media and broadcasting matters, continuing his administration’s focus on television licensing and industry agreements.
- The Army-Navy Game, a historic rivalry dating
