LOS ANGELES (AP) — A class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws got underway in federal court Thursday...
LOS ANGELES — A class-action lawsuit filed by “ Sunday Ticket ” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws got underway in federal court Thursday with the league's attorney telling jurors that fans have a choice when it comes to watching games and the “ Sunday Ticket ” package is a premium product.
“NFL, Fox, CBS and DirecTV agreed to make an expensive toll road that very few people would be able to afford. Every single competitor in this scheme benefited,” Amanda Bonn, an attorney representing “Sunday Ticket” subscribers, said in her opening remarks Thursday.The class-action case covers more than 2.45 million commercial and residential subscribers from 2012 to 2022 and seeks $7.1 billion in damages.
“The NFL always wanted ‘Sunday Ticket’ to be an additional package. That is how it is was designed since its inception,” Bornstein said. Bonn showed a 2020 term sheet by Fox Sports demanding the NFL ensure “Sunday Ticket” would be priced above $293.96 per season on streaming platforms in the 11-year rights deal it signed with the NFL in 2021 and that began in 2023. That was the price for the 2020 season.
The “Sunday Ticket” case attracted a large crowd of attorneys and media members to the courtroom of Judge Philip S. Gutierrez. An overflow room was eventually set up 10 minutes into opening statements.Plug-in polluters? How Biden's emissions rules go soft on hybrid trucks, SUVs Shohei Ohtani vs. Paul Skenes lives up to the hype: 'That's why we play the game ... for matchups like that'Investing.com -- U.S. futures were muted following a rally in both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite on Wednesday. Nvidia's market capitalization soars above $3 trillion, as the artificial intelligence chip designer becomes the world's second most valuable company.
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