An economist testified that DirecTV Sunday Ticket subscribers suffered over $7 billion in damages due to DirecTV's alleged monopoly on the television package. The trial, taking place in Los Angeles, involves multibillion-dollar antitrust claims against the NFL brought by these subscribers. A top NFL executive denied that the league dictated the cost of the DirecTV Sunday Ticket package and pushed back on claims that its broadcast package for out-of-market games violates antitrust laws. Evidence presented in the trial includes internal emails and a document showing that ESPN proposed selling the full-season package for only $70, which the NFL reportedly rejected. An attorney for subscribers suggested some internal emails are evidence the league fixed the price.
NFL reportedly rejected ESPN’s $70 ‘Sunday Ticket’ proposal https://t.co/8NJiVO1LyE
The NFL still would have gotten its number from ESPN. The trial is about the NFL telling the Sunday Ticket provider what to charge. There seems to be plenty of evidence that the NFL wanted to keep the price high and the subscribers low. https://t.co/5QkA5T8pmP
Document in Sunday Ticket trial shows ESPN proposed selling the full-season package for ONLY $70, along with a single-team option. The NFL didn't like that idea. https://t.co/o8vKg7P7LZ
One of the NFL's top executives denied that the league dictated the cost of the DirecTV Sunday Ticket package, pushing back when an attorney for subscribers bringing antitrust claims suggested some internal emails are evidence the league fixed the price. https://t.co/RlvkScYgBP
A top NFL executive pushed back on claims that its Sunday Ticket broadcast package for out-of-market games violates antitrust laws, telling a jury in Los Angeles it seeks the widest audience possible https://t.co/ClgN2TqvpR
An economist testifying over multibillion-dollar antitrust claims brought against the NFL by DirecTV Sunday Ticket subscribers said that subscribers suffered over $7 billion in damages from DirecTV's alleged monopoly on the television package. https://t.co/CiI9E7wStr