Dominant TV satellite group BskyB, owned by Rupert Murdoch, may see an end to a 13-year effective monopoly on televising live Premiership soccer games.
According to the UK daily, the Guardian, the European Commission is preparing legal action against the Premier League after 18-month talks over the sale of TV rights for top football games in the UK appear not to have produced any solution.
Brussels would like to limit Sky's ownership to 50% of all live games, says the newspaper.<...
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Already a member? Login hereLisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.
Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.