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Protect free-to-air sporting events on British television

Submitted on Saturday 6th August 2011

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)

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Protect free-to-air sporting events on British television

Additional Information

The government should do more to protect the "live" broadcasting of British sporting events from being monopolised by commercial media organisations like Sky and BSkyB. The ability of the BBC to bid for major sporting events is limited by the licence fee (set by the government) and as a result, many important events have already been lost. We have seen the results what monopolisation of the newspaper industry produces and the government should ensure that doesn't happen to television broadcasting in the UK.


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