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League will consider new partner for Sunday NFL Ticket later this year

By Brian Miller

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 22: DirecTV CEO Mike White signs a wall as DirectTV volunteers build homes for Southern Nevada families with Habitat for Humanity on April 22, 2013 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for DirecTV)
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV - APRIL 22: DirecTV CEO Mike White signs a wall as DirectTV volunteers build homes for Southern Nevada families with Habitat for Humanity on April 22, 2013 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for DirecTV) /
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The days of needing DirectTV to watch all of the out of market NFL games may be coming to an end in 2019. The league may look for a new partner.

There has been growing speculation for years that the NFL and the AT&T owned DirectTV could part ways. That would be a welcoming change for many fans of the NFL who do not subscribe to DirectTV but would shell out the money for the NFL Sunday Ticket.

According to NBCNews.com via ProFootballtalk.com, the league may look to Amazon or Disney to carry the games in the future. Amazon already broadcasts some Sunday night football games and Disney owns ESPN. As PFT points out, the NFL and AT&T have been odds lately especially after the parent company of DirectTV dropped NFL Network from two of its programming, Uverse and Direct TV Now.

Of course money is really the only thing that matters and AT&T has held the monopoly on the package since 1994. They have relaxed some of their rules regarding who and how the Ticket could be purchased. Those living in areas without the ability to use a satellite dish can use gaming platforms to stream the purchased product.

If the NFL parts ways with DTV then things will most certainly change and for many, it will be for the better. Amazon makes the most sense as millions of Americans already have Amazon Prime or at the very least know who to use their service and that doesn’t require any special equipment. The same can be said about Disney but Disney could require the buyer to subscribe to their new Disney streaming service although compared to the prices of DirectTV, satellite boxes, and HD up charges, a monthly subscription to stream doesn’t sound so bad.

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