Bars, restaurants, casinos and hotels will not have to be concerned about upgrading their gear to continue to carry NFL Sunday Ticket. 

DirecTV — the exclusive household for the NFL’s out-of-industry Television package due to the fact its inception in 1994 — will continue providing Sunday Ticket to its enterprise consumers. Thursday’s announcement of the multiyear agreement comes 5 months following Google’s YouTubeTV secured the residential rights to Sunday Ticket.  

“DirecTV for Small business delivers a industry-major, constant and reputable sports viewing knowledge to fans in a lot more than 300,000 bars, restaurants and other industrial establishments across the United States,” DirecTV Chief Sales and Service Officer Mike Wittrock stated in a statement. “We’re thrilled to companion with EverPass and continue carriage of NFL Sunday Ticket.”

Economic facts of the deal have been not disclosed. Google is paying about $two billion per year for the residential rights.

In March, the NFL announced the launch of EverPass Media, a corporation developed in conjunction with RedBird Capital to manage the distribution of Sunday Ticket for industrial consumers. 

When EverPass Media was unveiled, media insiders anticipated DirecTV to continue to supply Sunday Ticket with its big footprint in the industrial space. The bandwidth essential to use YouTubeTV or yet another streaming service would be unworkable in a lot of places. 

Like it did prior to YouTubeTV nabbed the residential rights, DirecTV’s enterprise offerings rely on Sunday Ticket to retain and attract industrial consumers. 

On major of paying for DirecTV service, bars, and other companies spend a sliding price for Sunday Ticket based on the fire code occupancy of their establishments, which can run up to tens of thousands of dollars per year.