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The NFL is facing a lawsuit that has exposed it for turning down multiple opportunities to make ‘Sunday Ticket’ more affordable and accessible to fans.
The league is currently fighting a suit that, if it loses, could result in a payout of up to $21 billion.
According to Courthouse News Service, the suit states that “exclusive packaging of teams’ out-of-market rights in NFL Sunday Ticket violates U.S. antitrust law and creates artificially high prices.”
As we know, streaming giants YouTube secured the rights for ‘Sunday Ticket’ and ‘RedZone’ before the start of last season following the expiration of DirecTV’s longstanding contract.
YouTube was just one among several companies vying to get the service.
Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, confirmed in court that the NFL was against a non-exclusive ‘Sunday Ticket’ deal because a low-price bundle would decrease the value of TV rights deals. His argument that FOX and CBS would not want to pay what they currently do for NFL games has merit.
The trial in a class action suit involving NFL Sunday Ticket is underway. It’s big money (potentially $21 billion) but the way it could positively impact how fans watch games could be bigger. https://t.co/BWiUo7Iw6T
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) June 14, 2024
There’s more, though.
The NFL Wanted To Keep ‘Sunday Ticket’ As A “Premium Offering”
Apple and ESPN made offers that would have seen the subscription price drop significantly, with Apple pointing out that it could bring 15 million to 20 million new subscribers.
“We’re not looking to get lots of people,” Kraft said in his deposition. “We want to keep it as a premium offering.”
An email shown in court revealed that ESPN made a proposal to the league that would have seen ‘Sunday Ticket’ offered to fans at just $70 a season with the option of buying a one-team package.
The league rejected the proposal, opting to go with YouTube, which charges $349 a season on top of the YouTube TV streaming service.
NFL Fans Are Praying For 7-Time Pro Bowler Michael Strahan After Even More Heartbreaking Family News
Michael Strahan (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)
Former New York Giants star Michael Strahan is keeping up appearances and putting on a brave face amid what has to be one of the most distressing periods of his life.
Strahan’s 19-year-old daughter Isabella is currently battling cancer, and she has been keeping her followers updated as it pertains to her treatment, progress, and setbacks.
Isabella is fighting to beat medulloblastoma, a rare malignant tumor at the base of her brain. She’s undergoing chemotherapy at the moment, and it’s expectedly taking a toll on her body.
The treatment is also having an effect on her mind, as she’s revealed suffering memory loss in her latest YouTube update.
“I’m given this drug to protect my hearing, and just because I have a reaction to it, they give me Ativan. And for some reason, this happened last time too, I can’t remember a single thing about that day,” she shared.
Isabella’s video includes footage from her hospital visit, during which she was eating a sandwich that she couldn’t recall ordering.
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