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Success of Sky was never a model for Setanta 6:29pm on 09 Jun 2009 Mihir,

A very interesing article as always. Perhaps you can answer me a question on the English TV deal. I believe the reason they had to have two seperate broadcasters was due to the EUs belief that having only Sky was considered anti-competition. I find this quite a staggering belief considering that since the inception of Setanta winning the 2 EPL packages the cost to the armchair fan has simply increased. In fact, not only has it increased but recent figures indicate that the increased money paid by Sky and Setanta has only found its way out of the pocket of supporters and into the pockets of players.

My question is what do other European Leagues have to do to satisfy the EUs belief regards competition on TV deals? I can't seem to find anything concrete on the internet however I don't see the same restrictions in other countries than those placed on the EPL by the EU. Any info on this?

I ask purely because I find the fact that the EU claimed that by Sky having a monopoly on the EPL coverage then the armchair fan was not offered sufficient "competitive coverage" yet the moment they introduced competition the only loser appears to have been the armchair fan.

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