The battle between BT and Sky in the vast market of sports broadcasting rather has the feel of a five set match between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in times gone by.
In the Courts it is advantage to BT, following the recent decision of the Court of Appeal ([2014] EWCA Civ 133)1 in an appeal brought by BT against a decision of the Competition Appeal Tribunal2 (“CAT”) (“the Appeal”) (in which Ofcom, Virgin Media and the Football Association Premier League were also parties).
