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Football fans are likely to face more increases in the cost of watching matches at home, as the media watchdog will today drop its two-year investigation of the Premier League’s multi-billion-pound TV rights auction.
Ofcom will abandon work on a complaint from the cable operator Virgin Media, after concluding that it does not have the capacity to assess either way whether the way the Premier League sells rights is harming consumers, The Telegraph can reveal.
The decision means England’s top clubs can maintain the blockade of live coverage of matches that kick off in the traditional 3pm Saturday slot.
It is expected that as part of the announcement the Premier League will increase the number of matches available for live broadcast in the next auction to 190, up from 168.
A source said regulators and the Premier League have also agreed changes to the structure of the sale that are designed to boost competition among broadcasters. It is believed the changes will boost the number of matches allocated to the minority rights holder, currently BT.
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07-Aug-2016 @ 22:45
Ofcom will abandon work on a complaint from the cable operator Virgin Media, after concluding that it does not have the capacity to assess either way whether the way the Premier League sells rights is harming consumers, The Telegraph can reveal.
The decision means England’s top clubs can maintain the blockade of live coverage of matches that kick off in the traditional 3pm Saturday slot.
It is expected that as part of the announcement the Premier League will increase the number of matches available for live broadcast in the next auction to 190, up from 168.
A source said regulators and the Premier League have also agreed changes to the structure of the sale that are designed to boost competition among broadcasters. It is believed the changes will boost the number of matches allocated to the minority rights holder, currently BT.
more details ……..
BUSINESS on TELEGRAPH.CO.UK
07-Aug-2016 @ 22:45