The NFL logo, painted on the lawn of the Pittsburgh Steelers stadium, December 7, 2023. CHARLES LECLAIRE / USA TODAY SPORTS VIA REUTERS CONNECT
The American football league NFL was condemned on Thursday June 27 for having agreed with several broadcasters to set high prices for subscriptions to one of its flagship programs. Found guilty of abuse of a dominant position by a jury following a federal trial, the NFL will have to pay some $4.7 billion in damages, according to several American media.
In 2015, the owners of a San Francisco pub, the Mucky Duck, sued the NFL for its management of the “Sunday Ticket” program, which allows, for a subscription, to see all matches not involving the team(s). local.
They criticized the American football league for having taken advantage of its monopoly to establish unjustified prices, with the agreement of the CBS and Fox channels, which broadcast the matches over the air, and the satellite package DirecTV, holder of the rights to “Sunday Ticket”.
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An appeal from the league
The procedure had been reclassified as a class action, on behalf of 2.4 million subscribers and 48,000 commercial establishments.
The verdict Thursday could threaten the NFL’s seven-year, $14 billion contract with the current broadcaster of the “Sunday Ticket,” YouTube, which took over from DirecTV last year.
The league has said it plans to challenge the decision in court. The parties can file appeals, which will be heard by U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez in late July. The judge will then decide whether to uphold, overturn or modify the verdict. If upheld, federal law provides for triple damages, which would bring the NFL’s total to $14 billion.
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2024-06-28 02:11:39
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