Court of Appeal ruling on pay TV appeal

17 February 2014

Court of Appeal ruling on pay TV appeal

Sky notes today's Court of Appeal judgment on the various appeals against Ofcom's 2010 decision to impose a Wholesale Must Offer (WMO) obligation in respect of Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2.

Today's judgment means that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) will be asked to consider further an additional and very specific aspect of Ofcom's decision, in relation to the level of Sky's wholesale pricing. 

This does not alter in any way the CAT's fundamental findings, overturning Ofcom, that Sky engaged constructively with other distributors over the supply of its premium sports channels, and that Virgin Media is able to compete effectively with Sky on the basis of Sky's rate card prices.

Sky continues to believe that Ofcom's 2010 decision is flawed and that the WMO obligation ought properly to be removed, and will continue to pursue all available options to achieve this aim.

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