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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Jury Rules NFL Violated Antitrust Laws in Sunday Ticket' Case and Awards $4.7B
Jury Rules NFL Violated Antitrust Laws in 'Sunday Ticket' Case and Awards $4.7 Billion in Damages.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury in U.S. District Court ruled Thursday the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription services and has awarded nearly $4.7 billion in damages. The jury ordered the league to pay $4 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to the commercial class. The NFL is expected to appeal to the 9th Circuit and then possibly the Supreme Court. “This case transcends football. This case matters,” plaintiffs attorney Bill Carmody said during Wednesday's closing arguments. “It’s about justice. It’s about telling the 32 team owners who collectively own all the big TV rights, the most popular content in the history of TV — that’s what they have. It’s about telling them that even you cannot ignore the antitrust laws. Even you cannot collude to overcharge consumers. Even you can’t hide the truth and think you’re going to get away with it.” The league maintained it has the right to sell “Sunday Ticket” under its antitrust exemption for broadcasting. The plaintiffs say that only covers over-the-air broadcasts and not pay TV. DirecTV had “Sunday Ticket” from its inception in 1994 through 2022. The league signed a seven-year deal with Google’s YouTube TV that began with the 2023 season. https://www.usnews.com/news/sports/a...ion-in-damages Last edited by Bwana; 06-27-2024 at 03:39 PM.. |
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Fish are scared of me
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Would an idiot do that?
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Fish are scared of me
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I think I'll cancel anyway. Most of the games are on Network. It's really only necessary for a couple games and zero playoff games
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Fish are scared of me
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I just cancelled my Youtube sub. 3 out of the first 5 weeks are prime time games . Week 6 is a bye and week 7 we play San Fran. I don't see many weeks I'd even need YT to watch. There may be two weeks out of the season without regional coverage and there's always an alternative route
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It's Five O'Clock Somewhere
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Would an idiot do that?
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