As expected, Ofcom has ended a three-year investigation by telling BSkyB that it must cut the wholesale price at which it offers premium sports content to rival platforms by 23 per cent. As also expected, Sky is to appeal against the decision which it can do to the Competition Appeals Tribunal and by seekikng a judicial review of the way in which the decision was made. The decision offers the prospect of lower prices to fans, but could threaten Premiership revenues in the longer ter
As expected, Ofcom has ended a three-year investigation by telling BSkyB that it must cut the wholesale price at which it offers premium sports content to rival platforms by 23 per cent. As also expected, Sky is to appeal against the decision which it can do to the Competition Appeals Tribunal and by seekikng a judicial review of the way in which the decision was made. The decision offers the prospect of lower prices to fans, but could threaten Premiership revenues in the longer term.
It has already been billed as ‘the epic business battle of 2010’ and we shall be providing more in depth background coverage over the next few days.