WSJ News Exclusive | DirecTV Rethinks NFL Sunday Ticket Deal Amid Cord-Cutting

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AT&T is weighing the future of DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket package, long a cornerstone of the satellite broadcaster

By Joe Flint Sept. 27, 2019 12:52 pm ET The National Football League’s Sunday Ticket package, which allows football fans to view almost any game, has long been a cornerstone of satellite broadcaster DirecTV, which holds exclusive rights to the offering.

DirecTV would be open to discuss sharing the package with other platforms. Typically, nonexclusive packages are far less costly. “We’d always look at it,” Mr. Stankey said. “It all gets down to what the price of something is.” The Sunday Ticket package has been exclusive to DirecTV since 1994 and has allowed the satellite broadcaster to distinguish itself from rival pay-TV operators. Sunday Ticket customers can view all “out of market” games, meaning those televised outside their home market.

Mr. Stankey thinks the audience doesn’t have much room to expand. “I don’t think we look at that and say it’s a growth product,” he said. “I don’t think we’re going to wake up a year from now and suddenly there’s going to be more people in the United States that want to watch an out-of-market team.”

 

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nfl way past time to take Sunday Ticket to subscription streaming platform.

AT&T is sinking DirecTV.

Great image! Power crunch!

Literally only reason i have directtv. If they lose the monopoly I bet they lose a bunch of customers

Probably could get more subscribers if didn’t need satellite. My townhouse address disqualified; can only install a dish within my tiny backyard due to HOA rules; my house blocks direction needed for good reception. Also prices for individual teams would be great.

DirecTV was so much better before AT&T bought it.

AT&T has screwed up a good system we need to break them up

Good, open up the market

Who cares about the NFL anymore? That's the crux of the problem.

Boycott the NFL and their USA-hating kneelers.

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