’Tana AiyejinaThe clamour by Nigerians to have the exclusivity clause in live football and sports broadcast erased from pay television may have received a big boost following recent developments, our correspondent has learnt. Findings showed that the clause is non-existent in countries like England, Spain and Italy, where the broadcast rights to air live matches in the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A were acquired from. Unlike in Nigeria, where only one pay television broadcasts the English Premier League, which has a huge following, England does not allow any pay television the right to exclusivity in the broadcast of EPL matches. This measure, it was learnt, was designed to prevent a monopolistic situation in the Spanish audiovisual space, and was valid for five years. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.

Source: Punch July 23, 2020 23:15 UTC