Fox Networks’ U.K. Offices Raided by EU Antitrust Watchdog

• Companies in EU countries inspected in sports-rights probe • Panel is investigating possible antitrust violations

The London offices of Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Networks were raided by European Union antitrust regulators as part of a probe of the distribution of sports media rights.

The inspections were carried out in several EU countries at companies related to broadcasting rights for various sports events, the European Commission said in a statement late Tuesday. Officials are expected to stay through Wednesday and possibly Thursday at the West London offices of Fox Networks Group, according to the Daily Telegraph, which first reported the raid.

The probe comes ...