Bloomberg Law
April 11, 2018, 1:04 PM UTC

Fox, Ziggo Sport Are Investigated by EU in Sports-Rights Case

• Companies in EU countries inspected in sports-rights probe • Inspections carried out in several European countries

Fox Networks and Ziggo Sport were among companiesraided by European Union antitrust regulatorsas part of a probe into 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 Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Networks Group, according to the Daily Telegraph, which first reported the raid.

The probe ...

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