Press Release: Competition: Commission makes commitments from FA Premier League legally binding

The European Commission on 22 March 2006 adopted a decision under EC Treaty competition rules that rendered commitments from the FA Premier League concerning the sale of media rights to the Premier League football competition legally binding. The case concerned the agreement between the clubs participating in the English Premier League competition to sell media rights to that competition jointly through the FA Premier League. These commitments, which were to remain in force until 30 June 2013, would increase the availability of media rights, and improve the prospects of competition in providing services to consumers.