| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: Press and Communication Service |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/01/1043 (20.7.01) |
| Publication Date | 20/07/2001 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to European football organisation UEFA challenging UEFA's current arrangements for the sale of rights to televise the UEFA Champions League. The Commission is concerned that UEFA's commercial policy of selling all the free and pay-TV rights on an exclusive basis to a single broadcaster per territory for a period lasting several years may be incompatible with EC competition law and should be improved to ensure that European sports fans can benefit from a wider coverage of top European football events. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/01/1043&format=HTML&rapid=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Culture, Education and Research, Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
