Insights Unveiled: Digging Into the NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Trial’s Intricate Jury Selection Process

Los Angeles, CA — A landmark class action trial against the NFL and its 32 member clubs unfolded recently with jury selection, kicking off a legal examination of the league’s exclusive broadcasting arrangements through NFL Sunday Ticket. In the federal court, Judge Philip Gutierrez explained the case to prospective jurors, describing it as a challenge to the National Football League’s alleged monopolistic practices surrounding the telecast of out-of-market NFL games. The plaintiffs in the case claimed that the NFL’s agreements with broadcasters and DirecTV, which exclusively offered the Sunday Ticket package from 2011 to 2022, … Read more