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Proposals to keep 'crown jewel' sports free on streaming services
Key takeaways
- The World Cup, Olympics and Wimbledon finals are on the list of 'crown jewel' sporting events in the UK
- The current legislation covering the so-called 'crown jewels' was established in 1996, when just 4% of UK households had access to the internet.
- It does not prevent on-demand rights being sold to a streaming service such as Netflix or Discovery+, which would charge subscribers for watching at a time that suits them.
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The World Cup, Olympics and Wimbledon finals are on the list of 'crown jewel' sporting events in the UK
Sports editor Published41 minutes ago The government is proposing new legislation to prevent streaming and catch-up rights to some of the world's biggest sporting events - including the World Cup - being put behind a paywall for UK viewers.
The current legislation covering the so-called 'crown jewels' was established in 1996, when just 4% of UK households had access to the internet.
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