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NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

Fans will have to Google it beginning next season if they want to access the NFL's "Sunday Ticket" package.

The NFL announced a multiyear agreement on Thursday for Google to distribute the package of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels.

The NFL was seeking $2.5 billion per season for the package,

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