BskyB was slated by a report published today for its near monopoly on screening Premiership League football matches.
The report, commissioned by the UK Consumers Association, said this monopoly is anti-consumer, anti-fan and anti-competitive. In August the FA Premiership League awarded the rights to 138 live matches to Sky for £1.02bn (€1.4bn).
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