Andrew Siciliano misses first DirecTV’s NFL Red Zone after testing positive for COVID-19
"I feel great, by the way. And I will be back ASAP."
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AT&T reportedly looking to sell DirecTV for less than half of the $49 billion they paid for it
AT&T bought DirecTV for $49 billion in 2015, but may only get $20 billion for it now.
AT&T/DirecTV considering giving up exclusive Sunday Ticket rights
AT&T and DirecTV has Sunday Ticket until 2022.
Appeals court overturning Sunday Ticket lawsuit dismissal could eventually lead to NFL broadcast changes
The panel noted the NFL's antitrust broadcast exemption doesn't apply to deals with pay-TV outlets like DirecTV.
John Skipper confirms DAZN’s interested in Sunday Ticket: “We know that NFL content is a game-changer”
"We know that NFL content is a game-changer for people and it helps to build emerging platforms. It helped to build ESPN, Fox Broadcasting and DirecTV. We’d love for it to help build DAZN."
DAZN goes public with anticipated push for U.S. NFL content, but will they actually get it?
"We’re definitely interested in looking at the NFL rights. Our strategy is to be a major player in sports rights via OTT, and the U.S. and Canada have the highest penetration of OTT in the world."
A non-exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket package may be a win for everyone
NFL Sunday Ticket has been available only to DirecTV subscribers, but the NFL has the ability to opt-out of that deal after the 2019 season.
DirecTV Now brings back NFL Network (Update: No, they didn’t)
NFL Network has returned to DirecTV Now, just a few weeks after it was dropped from the streaming service.
Disney has explored acquiring the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket for ESPN+ when DirecTV deal expires
In March, questions swirled surrounding what would be next for the NFL Sunday Ticket package. The NFL was reportedly...
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says Sunday Ticket exclusivity “should remain as we go forward on DirecTV”
“The exclusivity [of Sunday Ticket] should remain as we go forward on DirecTV. We’re heavily invested in the NFL on DirecTV.”
NFL spokesperson: “We never heard a word from [AT&T] until NFL Network and NFL RedZone were pulled”
When NFL Network (and NFL RedZone) went dark on AT&T U-verse and (AT&T-owned) DirecTV Now this week, AT&T...
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
DirecTV will reportedly not raise prices for NFL Sunday Ticket in 2019
With the end of its exclusivity with NFL apparently looming, DirecTV looks to keep current subscribers by standing pat on prices.
