EU confirms UK list of major sports events to be televised free-to-air |
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BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it confirmed a list of UK sporting events that will be required to be broadcast on free-to-air television.The list for live coverage includes: the Olympic Games, the FIFA World Cup, The Grand National, The Derby, Wimbledon tennis, the European football championships and the Rugby World Cup final.Under EU law, the 'television without frontiers directive' lays down framework conditions in which the public may be guaranteed free access to the broadcasts of events of major importance to society.Each member state in the 27 member state bloc is entitled to draw up a list of such events, which must then be broadcast unencrypted, even if exclusive rights have been bought by pay-television stations.The list drawn up by the UK government was first published under EU law on Nov 18, 2000.simon.zekaria@thomson.comsz/vsCOPYRIGHTCopyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved.The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News.
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