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Judge overseeing NFL 'Sunday Ticket' trial voices frustrations over the case
Jerry Jones' filing against the NFL in 1994 said he supported the league's model for negotiating television contracts and the revenue-sharing agreements in place.
When asked Tuesday if teams should be able to sell their out-of-market television rights, Jones said no because “it would undermine the free TV model we have now.”
The league has language in television contracts with CBS and Fox that the “resale packages (Sunday Ticket) are to be marketed as premium products for avid league fans that satisfy complementary demand to the offering of in-market games.”
There is additional language that prohibits the selling of individual games on a pay-per-view basis.
The NFL received a rights fee from DirecTV for the package from 1994 through 2022. Google's YouTube TV acquired “Sunday Ticket” rights for seven seasons, beginning last year.
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Jerry Jones' filing against the NFL in 1994 said he supported the league's model for negotiating television contracts and the revenue-sharing agreements in place.
When asked Tuesday if teams should be able to sell their out-of-market television rights, Jones said no because “it would undermine the free TV model we have now.”
The league has language in television contracts with CBS and Fox that the “resale packages (Sunday Ticket) are to be marketed as premium products for avid league fans that satisfy complementary demand to the offering of in-market games.”
There is additional language that prohibits the selling of individual games on a pay-per-view basis.
The NFL received a rights fee from DirecTV for the package from 1994 through 2022. Google's YouTube TV acquired “Sunday Ticket” rights for seven seasons, beginning last year.
Judge overseeing NFL 'Sunday Ticket' trial voices frustrations over the case
The class-action claims the league broke antitrust laws by selling its package of Sunday games aired on CBS and Fox at an inflated price.
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