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The NFL has announced that there will be a Sunday Ticket subscription package next season with Google's YouTube TV, which will be the league's second media rights deal with a streaming service.
The deal is worth around $2 billion a year and is thought to be running for seven years with it beginning at the start of the 2023-24 season.
DirecTV has had the rights to Sunday Ticket since it began in 1994, and had been paying around $1.5 billion a year for the privilege, since it was last renewed in 2014.
This time the broadcaster didn't place a bid, while the likes of Apple and Amazon were also in the mix to bag the lucrative new deal.
What Is NFL Sunday Ticket?
The NFL Sunday Ticket is only available in the U.S. and is the only way that fans can watch live NFL Sunday afternoon games outside of their local offerings from CBS and Fox.
The media rights package is the last to have been renewed after CBS, Fox and NBC agreed to pay more than $2 billion annually for an 11-year package.
Disney is paying about $2.7 billion per year for Monday Night Football while Amazon secured the rights to Thursday Night Football for about $1 billion per year.
How Much Does NFL Sunday Ticket Cost?
The current deal with DirecTV will set you back $293.94 for a season of the Sunday Ticket. The cost when it moves to YouTubeTV has not been announced as yet.
What Are YouTube Primetime Channels?
YouTube Primetime Channels are found on YouTube and is on both the web and app versions of the site.
There is a 'Your movies & TV' section of YouTube, where you can find the content and Google is currently offering 39 streaming channels that you can subscribe to.
The likes of Paramount+ and STARZ can be found among the channels and it means you can watch these on YouTube rather than going to their specific apps.
Below is a list of the current channels you can pay for through YouTube.
- Paramount Plus
- SHOWTIME
- STARZ
- Law&Crime Network
- EPIX
- Shudder
- amc+
- Hallmark Movies Now
- Screambox
- Dekkoo
- IFC Films
- Sundance Now
- Canal RCN
- ALLBLK
- VSiNLive
- VixPlus
- Gaia
- Acorn TV
- Curiosity Stream
- The Great Courses
- Dove Channel
- MagellanTV
- OutsideWatch
- MovieSphere
- Docurama Films
- Comedy Dynamics
- ATRESplayer Internacional
- Fandor
- Here TV
- CONtv
- Topic
- ScreenPix TV
- Tastemade
- UP Faith & Family
- PokerGO
- MHz Choice
- MyOutdoorTV
- Stingray Classica
- Magnolia Selects
When Will NFL Sunday Ticket Deal Start?
The Sunday Ticket will begin at the start of the 2023/24 season.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said about the deal: "We're excited to bring NFL Sunday Ticket to YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels and usher in a new era of how fans across the United States watch and follow the NFL.
"For a number of years we have been focused on increased digital distribution of our games and this partnership is yet another example of us looking towards the future and building the next generation of NFL fans."
Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, and chairman of the NFL's Media Committee, said about the deal: "As the ways fans enjoy NFL football evolve in a changing media landscape, partnerships with innovators such as YouTube will ensure that more games are available to more fans.
"This partnership will grow our game for future generations and allow them to follow their favorite sport."
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