Britain suspects antitrust breaches in sports broadcasting

BT Tower owned by British Telecom is pictured in London, Britain, November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson/File Photo

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog said it was investigating possible breaches of the law by sports broadcasters including BT Group , IMG Media, ITV (ITV.L) and Sky (CMCSA.O) relating to the purchase of freelance services.

The Competition and Markets Authority said on Wednesday it believed it had reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law.

Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by William James

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