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| BT complains to Ofcom about Sky Sports TV supply | BT complains to Ofcom about Sky Sports TV supply |
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| UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to launch an investigation into BSkyB over the supply of its sports channels to rival broadcasters. | UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to launch an investigation into BSkyB over the supply of its sports channels to rival broadcasters. |
| It comes after a complaint by BT, which is challenging Sky's dominance of the UK's sports pay-TV market. | It comes after a complaint by BT, which is challenging Sky's dominance of the UK's sports pay-TV market. |
| The probe will look at the terms on which Sky has offered its sports channels, Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2, for BT to then offer via YouView. | |
| BT says the terms are an abuse of Sky's market dominance. | BT says the terms are an abuse of Sky's market dominance. |
| It says Sky is making the supply of its two sports channels conditional on BT in turn making its own sports channels available to Sky. | It says Sky is making the supply of its two sports channels conditional on BT in turn making its own sports channels available to Sky. |
| "We are pleased Ofcom has decided to open an investigation as we believe Sky has behaved in an unreasonable and discriminatory manner," said BT. | |
| "This is because they have refused to provide Sky Sports 1 and 2 to BT on YouView on fair terms whilst providing them to other pay-TV retailers such as TalkTalk." | |
| BT has asked for Ofcom to consider bringing in interim measures, and has asked for a decision by the end of July as the Premier League season kicks off on 17 August. | |
| BT has been signing up live sports rights, including 38 Premier League football matches a season, for showing on its three sport channels: BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN. | BT has been signing up live sports rights, including 38 Premier League football matches a season, for showing on its three sport channels: BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN. |
| Its channels will also show 69 live Aviva Premiership rugby matches per season, plus live football from leagues in Germany, France, Italy and Brazil. | Its channels will also show 69 live Aviva Premiership rugby matches per season, plus live football from leagues in Germany, France, Italy and Brazil. |
| BT's move into the sports pay-TV market comes after Sky's expansion into BT's territory by offering broadband and telephone services in recent years. | BT's move into the sports pay-TV market comes after Sky's expansion into BT's territory by offering broadband and telephone services in recent years. |
| Sky said it considered BT's complaint to Ofcom to "be entirely without merit". | Sky said it considered BT's complaint to Ofcom to "be entirely without merit". |
| "We look forward to engaging constructively with Ofcom," Sky said in a statement. | "We look forward to engaging constructively with Ofcom," Sky said in a statement. |
| The BT complaint comes a week after Sky complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about BT's adverts for its new sports service. | The BT complaint comes a week after Sky complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) about BT's adverts for its new sports service. |
| Sky's complaint centres around BT's claim that it will provide "free" Premier League football coverage to its broadband customers, with Sky arguing that there are other costs involved. | Sky's complaint centres around BT's claim that it will provide "free" Premier League football coverage to its broadband customers, with Sky arguing that there are other costs involved. |
| The ASA said the complaint was still being assessed. | The ASA said the complaint was still being assessed. |