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FROM The BBC website .. This could be good news for Non League Clubs

 

 

Pub TV football choice 'upheld'

_49385951_jex_5484_de27-1.jpg Karen Murphy used the Greek firm Nova to show Premier League games Broadcasters cannot stop customers using cheaper foreign satellite TV equipment to watch Premier League football, an EU legal adviser has said.

 

A non-binding opinion from advocate Juliane Kokott of the European Court of Justice said a block breached EU laws.

 

Portsmouth pub landlady Karen Murphy, fined for using Greek decoders, had argued the EU single market should let her use any European provider.

 

Sky has the exclusive broadcast rights for Premier League football in the UK.

 

The satellite broadcaster has pumped billions into top flight English football since the league was founded in 1992, with the money given to clubs allowing them to buy some of the top names in the world.

 

'Contrary to EU law' The case at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been about whether a rights holder such as the Premier League can license its content on a country-by-country basis.

 

Such a set-up has allowing the league to fully maximise the value of its rights.

 

Although Advocate General Kokott's opinion is not binding, judges usually follow the guidance from the advocate.

 

If they do, selling sport, movies, or any other content, on an exclusive territory-by-territory basis within the EU may no longer be possible.

 

"The exclusivity agreement relating to transmission of football matches are contrary to European Union law," she said in her opinion.

 

"(The) exclusivity rights in question have the effect of partitioning the internal market into quite separate national markets, something which constitutes a serious impairment of the freedom to provide services."

 

Fined Ms Murphy had been convicted for using the cheaper Greek satellite receiver to show top flight football in her pub.

 

She used the Nova firm to show matches in the Red, White and Blue pub in Portsmouth as it was less expensive than Sky.

 

Enforcers working on behalf of Football Association Premier League Limited (FAPL) - the private company which represents the broadcasting interests of the 20 English Premier League clubs - brought the prosecution saying only Sky TV had exclusive rights to show its games in the UK.

 

She had to pay nearly £8,000 in fines and costs.

 

Brussels pressure The Premier League's current deal with Sky is worth nearly £2bn - money the league argues is invested in maintaining the quality of the product.

 

Industry experts say satellite companies face having to reform - leading possibly to the creation of just a handful of pan-European broadcasters.

 

It was pressure from Brussels which forced the Premier League to offer its live matches to more then one broadcaster, rather then just renew the exclusive deals it traditionally had with Sky.

 

Packages were consequently taken up by Setanta, and when they went bust, by ESPN.

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Perhaps we should challenge the rule that websites cannot show Premier and football league fixtures, yet websites in Europe can.

 

Would have thought that the same rules should apply.

 

 

Technical question for Ian.

 

I know its possible to transfer photos from my computer to a TV screen, so is it possible to transfer a live match from one of the European on line broadcasters also on to my TV.

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I was just reading this very same article and agree that my first thought eas that this'd be great for little clubs like ours.

 

The obvious downside of little clubs like ours is that we need massive clubs to deam about, look up to and generally feed and fit into.

 

The money that this secular way of broadcasting has generated in the last 20 years hhas just culminated in over £200m being spent in the last transfer window..... as well as in the past, with names like DiCanio, Bergkamp, Cantona, Henry, Ronaldo and many more being lured to our top league due to the vast riches from the TV companies.

 

Now, if you could give up one of these ideals which one would it be? Because for me, in this reality (and not a spazzy altrnate) I'd much rather we had a club that subscribed to the norm leaving us to watch our footballing gods from afar, but not too far!!!

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From here it sounds like all you want is catchphrases!!

 

I'm discussing easy to understand football economics in relation to your first post on this thread.

 

It's simple - it's the same reason the government saved the banks. The little boys are nothing without the big boys... in almost any walk of life!

 

 

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