| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/16/1530 (22.04.16) |
| Publication Date | 22/04/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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On 22 April 2016, the European Commission invited comments from interested parties on commitments offered by Paramount Pictures to address competition concerns relating to contractual clauses preventing the cross-border provision of pay-TV services. The Commission had concerns relating to contractual clauses in certain bilateral agreements between six major film studios, including Paramount Pictures, and Sky UK under which the studios licensed their output of films over a certain period of time for pay-TV to Sky UK. These clauses appeared to prevent Sky UK from allowing EU consumers located elsewhere to access, via satellite or online, pay-TV services available in the UK and Ireland. Some agreements also contained clauses requiring the studios to ensure that, in their licensing agreements with broadcasters other than Sky UK, these broadcasters were prevented from making their pay-TV services available in the UK and Ireland. The Commission informed the six major film studios and Sky UK of these concerns in a Statement of Objections in July 2015. |
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| Source Link | http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-16-1530_en.htm |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Internal Markets |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
