| Author (Person) | Tait, Nikki |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 17.2.11 |
| Publication Date | 17/02/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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European countries are entitled to ban the exclusive airing of World Cup and European football championship games on pay-TV in order to allow wider public viewing on free channels, the EU's General Court ruled in a judgement on the 17 February 2011. The ruling was a blow for Fifa, which organises the World Cup finals, and Uefa, which handles the European Football Championship finals. Both organisations depend heavily on the sale of broadcasting rights for much of their income and had challenged the extent to which games had to be shown more widely. |
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| Countries / Regions | Europe |
