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Case information

On 12 July 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched an investigation under section 25 of the Competition Act 1998 (CA98) into suspected infringements of the Chapter I prohibition of the CA98 by companies involved in the production and broadcasting of sports content.

The investigation relates to the purchase by these companies of freelance services which support the production and broadcasting of sports content in the UK.

The CMA is investigating suspected breaches of competition law by at least the following: BT Group PLC, IMG Media Limited (including Premier League Productions), ITV PLC, and Sky UK Limited.

At this stage the CMA believes it has reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law. The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections to any party or parties. Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections and no assumption should be made at this stage that the CA98 has been infringed.

Personal data

The CMA may collect, use and share personal data for its investigations, including investigations under the Competition Act 1998. This includes processing personal data for the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

For more information about how the CMA handles personal information, please see the CMAs Personal Information Charter.

Contacts

Assistant Project Director

Eva Nickel, eva.nickel@cma.gov.uk

Project Director

Daniel Rawling daniel.rawling@cma.gov.uk

Senior Responsible Officer

Juliette Enser, juliette.enser@cma.gov.uk

Media contact

Any media enquiries should be directed to a member of our Press Office.

Anyone with information about suspected anti-competitive activity is encouraged to contact the CMA.