• The Guardian, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 6:32 AM

Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the way the Premier League sells £3bn of TV rights in the UK is anti-competitive. The inquiry follows Virgin Media complaint which argued that the Premier League makes a lower proportion of live matches available to be broadcast in the UK than some rival European leagues do in their markets. The complaint contends that this “collective” selling of the live TV rights, which are due to come up for auction in the coming months, contributes to higher priced pay-TV packages.

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