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March 5, 2014 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Regulation By SLPC

Keeping Fans in the Dark: Sports Event Blackout Regulations

By Shibumi Raje Introduction In broadcasting parlance, the term “blackout” refers to limitation placed on the broadcasters to televise a certain event in certain regions and/or on certain television channels at a given time. Although blackout restrictions can apply to any event, more often than not, it...

April 30, 2013 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Regulation By SLPC

Advocate General’s Opinion on Free to air Broadcasting of Sports in the EU

By Seshank Shekar Introduction On December 12, 2012, Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen delivered a non-binding opinion on the arguments put to the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in respect of a long standing dispute between the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (“FIFA”) and...

April 30, 2013 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Hands-off my Database: Case Comment on Football Dataco v. SportsRadar

By Abhinav Shrivastava Introduction On October 18, 2012, the European Court of Justice (“Court”), through its opinion in Football Dataco v. Sportradar (Case C-173/11 of the Court of Justice of the European Union), recognised the rights of sporting bodies to control access to and limit the utilisation...

December 22, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Emerging Law in Sports Broadcast and Proprietary Rights

By Shibumi Raje 1. ICC Development (International) Ltd and Anr v. New Delhi Television Ltd. Introduction In September 2012, the High Court of Delhi delivered a judgment in the suit filed by ICC (Development) International Ltd (“IDI”) and ESPN (Mauritius) Ltd (“ESPN”), (hereinafter collectively referred to as the...

October 29, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Decoding Sports Broadcasts – Recent Cases

By Roshan Gopalakrishna Case reviews: Football Association Premier League v. QC Leisure and Others (Case C-403/08); Karen Murphy v. Media Protection Services Ltd (Case C-429/98) Introduction On October 4, 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘ECJ’) held that licences for the broadcast of football matches...

September 25, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution By SLPC

Pride and Prejudice: The Saga of Carriage Discrimination between the Tennis Channel and Comcast

By Shwethambara Mani Introduction In July 2012, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) held Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (“Comcast”), the largest multi-channel video-programming distributor (“MVPD”) in the United States, liable for carriage discrimination against Tennis Channel. The Commission held that Comcast had given preferential treatment to its affiliates,...

May 25, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Regulation By SLPC

TRAI’s Advertising Regulations and the Impact on Sports Broadcasters

By Nandan Kamath Introduction On 14 May 2012, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) issued “Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels) Regulations, 2012” (“Regulations”). These Regulations will come into effect upon due notification in the Official Gazette of India. TRAI has portrayed...

March 21, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Internet Broadcast Rights face the ‘Cloud’ of Uncertainty.

By Roshan Gopalakrishna Case Review: Singtel Optus Pty Ltd v National Rugby League Investments Pty Ltd (No 2) [2012] FCA 34 Introduction Justice Steven Rares of the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney has held that Singtel Optus Pty Ltd’s (Optus) TV Now service, which enabled subscribers to...

January 22, 2012 In Sports Broadcasting By SLPC

Online Piracy, SOPA and PIPA – Implications for Global Sports Rights Owners

By Nanda Chalam As millions of American internet users sign petitions, write letters to their representatives, and even download ring tones to express their opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) and its Senate counterpart the Protect IP Act (“PIPA”), the sponsors of these bills do have one...

December 22, 2011 In Sports Broadcasting, Sports Commerce, Sports Dispute Resolution, Sports Integrity, Sports Regulation By SLPC

Sports Law in India: 2011, The Year Gone By, The Year Ahead

By Nandan Kamath Introduction 2011 has been an eventful year in sports law, both internationally and in India, and 2012 promises to be no different. With an evolving sports industry and the growing commercial and spectator interest in international sports events, this rather young body of law...