If You Have This Popular TV Provider, Prepare to Lose Access to Football

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Football season is in full swing, and fans are tuning in every Sunday to watch their favorite team. Games are also a staple at Thanksgiving celebrations, playing in the background while you’re carving the turkey—and when you take that necessary post-meal nap. But if you have one TV provider, you’ll lose your ability to stream certain National Football League (NFL) games in the near future. Read on to find out which popular provider is axing access.

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Unfortunately, TV providers are constantly threatening to give channels and packages the boot.

The latest predicament, however, has several providers battling over the right to stream football.

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The NFL Sunday Ticket has been a mainstay on DirecTV for the last 28 years. The exclusive streaming package airs live out-of-market games on football Sundays, according to CableTV.com, making it a great option if your team’s games aren’t typically on your regional CBS or Fox channel—or if you’re just a football fanatic.

After the 2022-2023 football season, however, DirecTV’s rights to NFL Sunday Ticket will end, and in a July interview with CNBC, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed that the package will be moving to a streaming service .

“We really believe these new platforms give us an ability to innovate where we are today,” Goodell told the outlet. “It obviously makes it more available to our consumers, particularly the younger demographic, which is one that we really want to get to. I think this will make it more accessible for fans. I think it will be a better experience for fans.”

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In July, Goodell confirmed that he wanted to choose the new provider for Sunday Ticket by this fall, but a deal has yet to be struck. Even though Apple TV is still leading the pack , negotiations between the company and the NFL are at a standstill , according to Sportsnaut, citing Daniel Kaplan’s reporting for The Athletic.

Apple has also taken issue with the fact that NFL Sunday Ticket can’t air the broadcasts that CBS and Fox have exclusive rights to, and the current pricing doesn’t include international broadcasts , according to 9to5Mac.

“This negotiation has gotten silly … Clearly, there’s a problem,” a source told Kaplan. “I think it’s really clear Apple is learning things they didn’t know. What the conversation is, is Apple’s like, ‘OK, we can’t sell internationally. OK, that was important to us. And we can’t sell it exclusively against Fox and CBS. Well, OK. Well, that changes its value.’”

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While deals are still being discussed, many are wondering when a new partner will be announced. Hopes are high that we’ll know ahead of the Super Bowl in Feb. 2023, but Sportsnaut reports that the current lack of progress could push that date back yet again.

Either way, if you have DirecTV and rely on NFL Sunday Ticket, you’ll need to make other arrangements before the 2023-2024 football season comes around.