51689
2017-19
1218
Loss Of Champions League Coverage On Free To Air Television
John Grogan
2018-05-01
That this House is concerned that from next season there will be no football UEFA Champions League or Europa League highlights on any of the major free to air channels in the UK; notes that UEFA have decided to sell the rights exclusively to pay television providers in an increasing number of European countries for the period 2018 to 2021 in contrast to European Rugby which is bringing some matches in the European Rugby Champions Cup back live on Channel 4 next season; further notes that for many matches more people watch the free to air highlights for the Champions League than watch the live coverage on BT Sport which attracts less than a quarter of the viewers that used to watch live on terrestrial television; notes that one of the major sponsors of the Champions League, Heineken, has suggested it would prefer to see some matches in countries such as the UK return to free to air; urges BT Sport who hold all UK rights to offer at a reasonable price the highlights rights to one of the main easily accessible free to air channels; calls on the Government to add UEFA Champions League highlights to those listed events which must be offered to the free to air channels; and asks the European Commission to open an inquiry to investigate whether the bundling of all live and highlights rights by UEFA is an infringement of competition law just as they investigated the English Premier League a decade ago.
Broadcasting
Sports
John Grogan
2018-05-01
Proposed
Jo Stevens
2018-05-01
Seconded
Cardiff Central
Labour
David Amess
2018-05-01
Seconded
Southend West
Conservative
Dan Jarvis
2018-05-01
Seconded
Barnsley Central
Labour
Martin Vickers
2018-05-01
Seconded
Cleethorpes
Conservative
Jonathan Lord
2018-05-01
Seconded
Woking
Conservative
Ian Mearns
2018-05-01
Signed
Gateshead
Labour
Peter Bottomley
2018-05-01
Signed
Worthing West
Conservative
Grahame Morris
2018-05-01
Signed
Easington
Labour
David Hanson
2018-05-01
Signed
Delyn
Labour
Alex Cunningham
2018-05-01
Signed
Stockton North
Labour
Kevin Barron
2018-05-01
Signed
Rother Valley
Labour
Albert Owen
2018-05-01
Signed
Ynys M
Labour
Matt Western
2018-05-01
Signed
Warwick and Leamington
Labour
Alex Sobel
2018-05-01
Signed
Leeds North West
Labour/Co-operative
Jonathan Edwards
2018-05-02
Signed
Carmarthen East and Dinefwr
Plaid Cymru
Tonia Antoniazzi
2018-05-02
Signed
Gower
Labour
Ruth George
2018-05-02
Signed
High Peak
Labour
Ian Lucas
2018-05-02
Signed
Wrexham
Labour
Martyn Day
2018-05-02
Signed
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Scottish National Party
Jim Shannon
2018-05-02
Signed
Strangford
DUP
Dennis Skinner
2018-05-02
Signed
Bolsover
Labour
Bob Blackman
2018-05-03
Signed
Harrow East
Conservative
Kelvin Hopkins
2018-05-03
Signed
Luton North
Labour
Jared O'Mara
2018-05-08
Signed
Sheffield, Hallam
Independent
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
2018-05-08
Signed
Brighton, Kemptown
Labour/Co-operative
Hugh Gaffney
2018-05-08
Signed
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Labour
Wes Streeting
2018-05-09
Signed
Ilford North
Labour
Jim Cunningham
2018-05-09
Signed
Coventry South
Labour
Mike Hill
2018-05-09
Signed
Hartlepool
Labour
Mary Glindon
2018-05-09
Signed
North Tyneside
Labour
Chris Stephens
2018-05-09
Signed
Glasgow South West
Scottish National Party
David Crausby
2018-05-16
Signed
Bolton North East
Labour
Ivan Lewis
2018-05-22
Signed
Bury South
Labour
Stuart McDonald
2018-11-12
Signed
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish National Party