The French Competition Authority issues an opinion on the marketing of sporting events broadcasting rights

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25 Jul 2007

The French Competition Authority issues an opinion on the marketing of sporting events broadcasting rights

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Conseil de la concurrence (Paris), Notice 07-A-07, 25 July 2007

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority.

Marketing of sporting events broadcasting rights: The Conseil is not in favour of a five year extension of rights purchasing contracts.* Following a malfunction in the operating of the take over bid for the acquisition of broadcasting rights for France 2002 football championship, which led to a suspension in the allocation of rights by the Conseil de la concurrence (decision 03-MC-01 of 23 January 2003 TPS vs. Canal Plus ), both law and regulation intended to set rules relative to the allocating procedure conditions according to the law of 1 August 2003 and the decree of 15 July 2004, taken after the

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French Competition Authority, The French Competition Authority issues an opinion on the marketing of sporting events broadcasting rights, 25 July 2007, e-Competitions July 2007, Art. N° 60591

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