NFL yields to churches on Super Bowl viewing: Reverses ban on widescreen TVs
The National Football League will now allow churches to air live showings of the Super Bowl on a screen of any size, reversing a previous ban on widescreen TVs.
Members of Congress, including Senator Orrin Hatch (R., Utah), and church leaders had objected to the NFL’s rule that churches could not hold Super Bowl parties featuring TV screens larger than 55 inches, even though sports bars routinely do.