NFHS Broadcast rules from IHSA football guide. NFHS has first rights with their schools.
IHSA Tournament Managers/Hosts,
The advent of greater broadcasting technology has brought about many new potential internet broadcasting partners who may contact you seeking to broadcast the postseason IHSA events you host.
The IHSA’s official broadcast partner, the NFHS Network, has the first right to exclusively broadcast any postseason IHSA event. If your school streams on the NFHS Network, via either the School Broadcast Program or a fixed Pixellot camera system in your gym or stadium, then you are encouraged to exclusively stream any/all postseason games you host. Additionally, if an NFHS Network school competing in the postseason tournament you are hosting would like to broadcast on the NFHS Network, they should be given exclusivity to do so as well. The NFHS Network also partners with several third party media companies, who should be granted the same exclusivity to broadcast as a school.
If you as the postseason host are not an NFHS Network school, and no competing school contacts you about broadcasting on the NFHS Network, at that point, a third party can be granted the rights to broadcast the event on the internet. In this instance, a broadcast rights fee is due to the IHSA. The internet streaming fee schedule is listed below. Potential broadcasters should be directed to complete and submit the IHSA Broadcast Application form from the IHSA website (TV fee schedule also located in this application), which can be found here:
www.ihsa.org/documents/media/Video%20Ap.pdf
If at any time you ever have questions on the fees or any other matters related to broadcasting or media, please email/call Matt Troha at the IHSA office (
mtroha@ihsa.org or 309-663-6377).
Internet Video Broadcast Rights Fee Schedule
BOYS BASKETBALL
Per Regional Game-$125
Per Sectional Game-$150
Per Super-Sectional Game-$225
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Per Regional Game-$125
Per Sectional Game-$150
Per Super-Sectional Game-$225
FOOTBALL
Per 1st Round Playoff Game-$250 Per 2nd Round Playoff Game-$325
Per Quarterfinal Playoff Game-$400 Per Semifinal Playoff Game-$475
ALL OTHER SPORTS
Per Regional Game/Meet-$75
Per Sectional Game/Meet-$100
Per Super-Sectional Game/Meet-$150
VOLLEYBALL
Per Regional Game-$100
Per Sectional Game-$125
Per Super-Sectional Game-$150
SWIMMING & DIVING
Per Sectional Meet-$250
TRACK & FIELD
Per Sectional Meet-$250
WRESTLING
Per Regional meet-$200 Per Sectional meet-$325