Jury in NFL 'Sunday Ticket' case rules league violated antitrust laws, awards nearly $4.8 billion in damages

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The lawsuit against the NFL covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses who paid for the 'Sunday Ticket' package of out-of-market games.

A jury in U.S. District Court ordered the NFL to pay nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday after ruling that the league violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.The jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages to the residential class and $96 million in damages to the commercial class.The lawsuit covered 2.

'We continue to believe that our media distribution strategy, which features all NFL games broadcast on free over-the-air television in the markets of the participating teams and national distribution of our most popular games, supplemented by many additional choices including RedZone, Sunday Ticket and NFL+, is by far the most fan friendly distribution model in all of sports and entertainment.

 

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