EU citizens should be able to use foreign satellite TV equipment to watch football, the European Court of Justice's top advisor has said.
The non-binding opinion by Advocate General Juliane Kokott on Thursday (3 February) could have far-reaching implications for the way media sports rights are sold across Europe if EU judges follow the recommendation in a few months time as they usually do.
The case in question pits the English Premier League versus Karen Murphy, landlady of the...
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