#greenscreen A federal jury in California dealt a sweeping blow to the media rights model of America’s richest sport on Thursday, siding with plaintiffs in a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NFL over its out-of-market broadcasts and awarding $4.7 billion of damages to consumers of the league’s “Sunday Ticket” telecast package. The league said it was disappointed with the verdict and plans to appeal After a trial that included testimony from the likes of commissioner Roger Goodell and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, the jury awarded damages of about $4.6 billion to residential subscribers and just under $100 million to commercial users, sums that will be tripled to more than $14 billion under antitrust law if the judgment is upheld. The number represents nearly two-thirds of what the NFL pulls in annually, with significant implications for antitrust law in sports going forward.  #nfl #dallascowboys #sundayticket #football #sports #breakingnews #espn