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The commissioner has confirmed one of the NFL’s worst-kept secrets.
Roger Goodell, who appeared on CNBC, said Sunday Ticket will be leaving DirecTV after the 2022 season.
Speaking through TheAthletic.com’s Daniel Kaplan, Goodell said Sunday Ticket will end with a streaming service and that a The decision will be made this fall.
CNBC recently reported that Apple, Disney and Amazon have all made bids for the out-of-market viewing package, with the three corporate giants awaiting the NFL’s next move.
As CNBC also reports, the deals between the NFL and CBS/Fox prevent the DirecTV successor from significantly lowering the $300-a-year price tag for the package. This protects the companies that have paid big bucks for the opportunity to offer games at the local partners that are available in a certain area.
It also doesn’t do any favors for fans/consumers who want to watch the games they want to watch. At this point, however, most fans/consumers would be happy to pay the price to have an effective and reliable internet-based option for watching the games that are not televised in the areas where they live.
Despite all the progress the league has made in recent years, Sunday Ticket continues to lag behind. Apparently that will be over by next year.
As long as you have an effective and reliable high speed internet service. If not, I’m sorry but I’m afraid you won’t be able to ride.