NFL Sunday Ticket goes streaming only for businesses

[PioneerDJ]

After backlash from bar owners and the National Restaurant Association to Congress, DirecTV Business and EverPass announce a new multi-year distribution deal for NFL Sunday Ticket… bars who subscribed last year will automatically renew.

NFL Sunday Ticket Will Still Be Available by Satellite at Sports Bars

DirecTV has reached a new deal to continue distributing the NFL’s out-of-market game package via satellite at commercial establishments.

frontofficesports.com

 

[meStevo]

That's not what the article says, this was the impasse that cleared:

While financial details of the deal were not revealed, the value of the rights fee EverPass was seeking from DirecTV was one key disagreement that was resolved ahead of this new deal being signed, another source told FOS.​

 

[Jimbo]

After backlash from bar owners and the National Restaurant Association to Congress, DirecTV Business and EverPass announce a new multi-year distribution deal for NFL Sunday Ticket… bars who subscribed last year will automatically renew.

NFL Sunday Ticket Will Still Be Available by Satellite at Sports Bars

DirecTV has reached a new deal to continue distributing the NFL’s out-of-market game package via satellite at commercial establishments.

frontofficesports.com

Can't read article unless you sign up ... Headline said enough.

I'm happy to see this .... Everpass Tried to make themselves the one and only and drop D* even though the service started with D*, I thought that was dirty of them ... Now at least they are required to back up a few steps, at least for awhile ...

 

[PioneerDJ]

Can't read article unless you sign up ... Headline said enough.

Here's the free version aggregated by Yahoo Sports NFL Sunday Ticket Will Still Be Available by Satellite at Sports Bars

 

[PioneerDJ]

There was a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on June 10 about the Sports Broadcasting Act where bar owners there testified

New Report | The Sports Broadcasting Act: A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House Judiciary Committee released an interim staff report titled "The Sports Broadcasting Act: A Special-Interest Antitrust Exemption Gone Awry." The report details how the National Football League (NFL) has stretched an antitrust exemption created by the Sports...

judiciary.house.gov

https://www.thebiglead.com/nfl-sunday-ticket/

 

[meStevo]

Everpass Tried to make themselves the one and only and drop D* even though the service started with D*, I thought that was dirty of them ... Now at least they are required to back up a few steps, at least for awhile ...

It actually just reads like your normal programming dispute and they finally came together in the end. In the meantime Everpass just demonstrated they were ready to move on if they didn't get what they wanted.

 

[PioneerDJ]

DAZN will acquire EverPass and rebrand that to DAZN for Business... NFL, RedBird and TKO will become minority shareholders of DAZN

DAZN to Acquire EverPass Media, Accelerating U.S. Expansion and Strengthening Its Next-Generation Commercial Distribution Platform — EverPass

DAZN has agreed to acquire EverPass Media, combining DAZN’s global sports reach with EverPass’ U.S. commercial distribution platform and technology.

everpass.com