Covington, Perkins Coie Punch Tickets on $14 Billion NFL TV Deal

December 23, 2022, 6:45 PM UTC

Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling took lead roles for longtime clients, Alphabet Inc. and the National Football League, on a big broadcast deal announced this week.

The NFL announced Thursday that its Sunday Ticket package of out-of-market afternoon games will be available in the US on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels beginning in 2023. DirecTV, a satellite television provider spun-off last year by former parent AT&T Inc., has held distribution rights to the package since 1994.

The seven-year deal is valued at roughly $14 billion, or more than $2 billion per year. Alphabet, owner of Google and ...

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