Google Reportedly in Talks With NFL to Show Games on YouTube

Will Americans tune into YouTube for Sunday football games in the next couple years? A recent report raises the possibility.

AllThingsD reports that top execs from Google and YouTube met with the National Football League on Tuesday to discuss the possibility of picking up the Sunday Ticket package, which broadcasts games not being shown in the local market.

DirecTV currently has rights to the Sunday Ticket package — something it pays $1 billion a year for — but that deal expires at the end of the 2014 season. That said, the NFL appears to be in the early stages of talking with other possible partners. Read more...