FIFa Loses Free-to-air World Cup TV Battle
FIFa Loses Free-to-air World Cup TV Battle
Fifa and Uefa have lost an appeal against a European ruling that the World Cup and Euro Championships should be shown on free-to-air TV in the UK.In 2011, the European General Court said the UK could keep the events on a list of "protected" events of national sporting interest broadcast for free.It means the two tournaments cannot be sold exclusively to pay-TV firms.Fifa and Uefa had appealed, after saying they could not sell the events fairly Read more [...]