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The centralised sale of football media rights in Europe

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  • C.-Philipp Heller
  • Slobodan Sudaric
  • Anne-Christin Winkler

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We analyse the competitive effects of the centralised sale of football media rights in Europe, focusing on the “Big Five” countries (England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain). Contrary to the findings of European competition authorities, we consider that there are arguments in favour of the relevant market for domestic media rights being club- or even match-specific. This raises the question of what competition is restricted by the centralised sale if the rights on offer have limited or no substitutability. We conclude that the centralised sale of media rights is unlikely to be anticompetitive and may have procompetitive effects if the media rights of different clubs are complementary instead of substitutable. In addition, there may be efficiency gains from the bundling of media rights. Under a club or match-specific market definition, a no-single-buyer rule likely reduces the benefits from the centralised sale and may harm consumers.

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  • C.-Philipp Heller & Slobodan Sudaric & Anne-Christin Winkler, 2023. "The centralised sale of football media rights in Europe," European Competition Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(3), pages 449-480, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:recjxx:v:19:y:2023:i:3:p:449-480
    DOI: 10.1080/17441056.2023.2205650
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