StreamTime Sports Podcast

Fifa's $2bn investment dream and the NFL’s class action suit

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Episode notes

Just two years after launch and Fifa is already looking to raise $2 billion to expand its Fifa+ OTT platform. StreamTime Sports co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone analyse what Fifa is trying to do here, as well as providing their initial reactions to the NFL’s legal issues with the Sunday Ticket class action suit.

Key points:

• Why did Fifa decide to originally invest in launching its own DTC platform?
• Where has Fifa+ fallen short?
• How will Fifa invest $2bn in the platform?
• Can the NFL win its appeal in the Sunday Ticket class action suit?
• What impact could the legal dispute have on future rights negotiations, fans, and pricing?