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NFL 'Sunday Ticket' telecast subscribers can get a piece of $4.6 billion in damages

A jury sided with class-action plaintiffs in a nearly decade-long antitrust case against the NFL.Chris Graythen/gettyimagesA jury ordered the NFL to pay out billions in damages to subscribers of its "Sunday Ticket" package.The league said it was disappointed in the decision and plans to appeal.Millions of viewers accused the NFL of violating antitrust laws with its media model.Fervent NFL fans could soon reap a payday after a California jury sided with plaintiffs in their class-action lawsuit against the popular sports league this week.The jury ordered the NFL to pay out $4.7 billion in damages to individual subscribers of the league's "Sunday Ticket" package, which gives viewers access to out-of-market games.

 

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