DirecTV has been the Madden NFL 24 Sunday Ticket's sole distributor for over 20 years. It's current contract that includes a $1 billion annual cost, will expire following the 2014 season and complete the four-year agreement.
It's been reported that Madden NFL 24 as well as DirecTV are in talks regarding a possible extension of the contract for a long time. The Sports Business Journal notes that an official announcement isn't likely due to issues such as control over digital rights still being discussed However, these details are minimal in comparison to the scope of the deal.
There was a time when Madden NFL 24 had several contenders for the Sunday Tickets although none seemed quite as serious as DirecTV. Even though the package remains popular -- currently with two million customers paying between $239.94 to $329.94 cable companies have said that presence of the frenetic Madden NFL 24 RedZone on packages with sports make the Sunday Ticket less attractive.
Google was said to be interested in buying some of the Madden NFL 24 Sunday Ticket at some point, though it's unclear whether or not the Internet firm had serious talks regarding the NFL.
DirecTV was bought by AT&T during the spring of last year however, the language of the deal suggested that AT&T may opt out in the event that DirecTV was unable to extend its contract for the Sunday Ticket program. The result could have been a bigger win from the Madden NFL 24. with DirecTV determined to do whatever it could to ensure the merger didn't fall through.
The Cowboys continue to win. It's not a good thing.
See, not each Madden NFL 24 football game is going to be a 54-51 affair. The "defense is dead and never will be returning" crowd was forced to pipe down a bit during the game on Thursday. We saw numerous turnovers and defense yesterday on Turkey Day. Let's take it down.
Offense was not required in Detroit at the beginning of the game.
