AT (NYSE: T) scored, if not a touchdown, then a field goal that tilted the score in its favor at the end of the week.

The company's DirecTV unit announced a fresh multiyear broadcasting deal with a top professional sports league. Investors liked the sound of that and rewarded the company by kicking its share price 2.3% higher on the day. With that figure it notched a victory over the S 500 index, which rose by 1.3%.

DirecTV announced it signed a deal to broadcast the NFL Sunday Ticket set of National Football League (NFL) games for commercial locations (casinos, restaurants, bars, etc.) throughout the U.S. 

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