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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
Jury commences deliberations in lawsuit regarding ‘Sunday Ticket’ The NFL is facing a class-action lawsuit from “Sunday Ticket” subscribers, who claim the league broke antitrust laws by overcharging for out-of-market games. The lawsuit alleges that the NFL restricted competition by offering the package exclusively on DirecTV. The league argues it has the right to sell … Read more