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Ofcom To Probe Clash Between BT, BSkyB Over Channel Sharing06 / 20 / 13Broadcasting regulator Ofcom "has opened an investigation" into BSkyB’s refusal to let BT carry two of its key sports channels, in "a sign of growing tensions between the two companies," according to Robert Budden of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The investigation by Ofcom "follows a complaint by BT" a... Tags: Media, United Kingdom |
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Track Athletes Get Tax Break In U.K.
U.K. Chancellor George Osborne has “granted a tax amnesty to overseas athletes competing in this summer’s London Grand Prix in the Olympic Stadium to ensure that Usain Bolt takes centre stage on the anniversary" of the Olympic Opening Ceremony, according to Simon Hart of the London TELEG ...
EPL Agrees To New Financial Regulations
Premier League clubs agreed in principle to a system of enhanced financial regulations, which are designed to further improve the sustainability of clubs. The new elements of Premier League Financial Regulation include a sustainability clause that will require clubs to work toward break-even, while ...
Rangers Look To Tap Into Middle East
This month marks one year since former Rangers Owner Craig Whyte "announced the club was going into administration," according to Gary Meenaghan of THE NATIONAL. As current Owner Charles Green "watched the news unfold on television in his London apartment, he received a text message from Imran Ahmad ...
Reading Plans Madejski Expansion
Premier League Reading Chair John Madejski said the club is to "resubmit a planning application to expand the club's stadium," according to the BBC. However, Madejski said that the expansion will "only go ahead if the club" remains in English football's top flight. The club is owned by Russian busin ...
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EPL Votes On Controlling Wage Inflation
The Premier League will vote on Thursday "whether to introduce new financial controls designed to dampen rampant wage inflation," according to Owen Gibson of the London GUARDIAN. All 20 Premier League clubs will vote on two proposals, which require "a two-thirds majority to pass into the rulebook." ...
Asian Crime Syndicates Hit Australia
Police fear int'l match-fixing syndicates "are grooming Australian sports stars as part of long-term plans to infiltrate local competitions," according to John Silvester of the SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Organized crime experts have identified A-League football and Big Bash cricket "as likely targets of ...
Tags: Leagues and Governing Bodies, Australia, Europe, United Kingdom
Report: Luxury Tax For Top Clubs
A report commissioned by the European Commission suggests that football's richest clubs such as Real Madrid and ManU "should pay a levy on bigger transfer fees to address a revenue-sharing system in the sport that’s 'skewed' in their favor," according to Alex Duff of BLOOMBERG. A copy of the r ...
Liberty Global To Retain Virgin Media
Virgin Media "is planning to issue one of the world’s largest junk bonds since the end of the financial crisis to help fund" its $23.3B acquisition by John Malone’s Liberty Global, according to Stothard & Budden of the FINANCIAL TIMES. The U.K. cable operator is set to borrow £ ...
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Norwich City, Bloomberg Sports Partner
Bloomberg Sports has partnered with EPL club Norwich City FC to provide fans a 15% discount on its BSports Match Analysis, which delivers advanced statistics, charts and predictive analysis. The deal, which is for the remainder of the current EPL season with a team option for '13-14, is Bloomberg&rs ...
RFL Partners With Kingstone Press Cider
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