Entertainment & Sports
Jan. 16, 2024
$6B suit over NFL broadcast licensing will head to trial, judge rules
The case is scheduled for a February trial before U.S. District Judge Phillip S. Gutierrez, who ruled: “The court finds that plaintiffs proffered sufficient evidence to raise a dispute of fact as to whether the provisions in each of the three agreements — Teams-NFL, NFL-Network, and DirecTV-NFL — result in DirecTV’s monopoly of out-of-market telecasts, and to show DirecTV’s conscious commitment to the alleged conspiracy.”
A federal judge on Thursday denied summary judgment to the National Football League in a $6 billion multidistrict antitrust litigation that involves out-of-market licensing agreements for the league’s “Sunday Ticket” broadcast package.
The case is scheduled to go to trial next month before U.S. District Judge Phillip S. Gutierrez.
“The court finds that plaintiffs proffered sufficient evidence to raise a dispute ...
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