Alphabet’s Google has been hit with a lawsuit in US federal court seeking information about its multibillion-dollar deal with the National Football League for the “Sunday Ticket” …
Lawyers representing classes of residential and commercial business subscribers of Sunday Ticket filed the lawsuit on Monday in San Jose, California, federal court.
The plaintiffs are seeking $6 billion in damages for their claims that the NFL, its teams and DirecTV conspired to curb availability of televised games, which artificially boosted the price of Sunday Ticket. The programming provides out-of-market Sunday afternoon games that are not otherwise available for free on certain national broadcasters.
The NFL has denied the plaintiffs’ price-fixing claims, saying the league’s exclusive distribution agreement was “presumptively legal.”The plaintiffs are seeking information from Google including retail pricing, rights fees and subscriber numbers. The attorneys said they want to learn more about any “influence” the NFL has placed on Google.Attorneys for the plaintiffs did not immediately respond to a request for comment.beginning with the upcoming NFL season until the year 2030.
The attorneys for the plaintiffs said that information “does not even scratch the surface” of relevant information in the litigation.
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