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N.F.L. Must Pay Billions in Sunday Ticket Lawsuit A federal jury in Los Angeles ordered the NFL to pay almost $5 billion in damages for manipulating the price of the Sunday Ticket subscription service offered by DirecTV. This decision follows a class-action trial that lasted a month and almost a decade of legal battles. The … Read more
NFL ordered to pay $4.7 billion in damages following Sunday Ticket broadcast lawsuit A US district court jury has ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws by distributing out-of-market Sunday games on a premium subscription service, awarding nearly $4.7bn in damages. The lawsuit covered 2.4m residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses who bought the package. The … Read more
Class-action lawsuit against NFL for ‘Sunday Ticket’ could result in damages over $21 billion After nearly 10 years, a class-action lawsuit against the NFL regarding the “Sunday Ticket” package is finally in court, potentially costing the league over $21 billion. The plaintiffs allege that the NFL inflated the price of “Sunday Ticket” through collusion with … Read more