NFL Sunday Ticket Subscribers’ $4.7 Billion Victory Faces Potential Overturn
Los Angeles — In a landmark decision, subscribers of the NFL Sunday Ticket service were awarded $4.7 billion by a jury, putting the spotlight on the longstanding dispute over the package’s pricing strategies. However, this monumental award now faces significant threats that could undermine its final approval. The case centered around claims that DirecTV, which offers the NFL Sunday Ticket, along with the NFL, unfairly monopolized football broadcasts. This, plaintiffs argued, drove up the prices for fans who wanted to watch out-of-market NFL games. The service, priced at several hundred dollars per season, allows subscribers … Read more