Giles Watling, a member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee, has called on his group to hold an oral evidence session into the activities of the beoutQ network, with Premier League representatives proposed as witnesses. beoutQ was involved in illegally broadcasting sports events via streaming and satellite, including Premier League football, before switching off its satellite in August last year. The league’s letter added: “Saudi Arabia continues to deny adequate and effective protection of intellectual property rights.”The coronavirus crisis has already thrown a spotlight on football. “Premier League decision-makers need to have the plight of jailed Saudi women’s rights activists right at the forefront of their minds when they’re assessing the Newcastle deal,” Allen said. “Jail and torture are the deeply unhappy lot of peaceful activists in Saudi Arabia – and the Premier League needs to face this fact square in the face.

Source: Irish Independent May 14, 2020 15:11 UTC