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Keeping up to date with the latest news of Football Finance in English clubs since 2013. Follow @JohnBeech on Twitter for the quickest updates.  YOU MAY NEED TO SCROLL DOWN ON THIS PAGE FOR THE MOST RECENT POSTING - the latest news appears directly below the tags initially.  *****  SPORTS MANAGEMENT (including FIFA and football abroad) and EVENTS MANAGEMENT (including FIFA World Cups) news items are also available at http://www.scoop.it/the-business-of-sports-managemen and http://www.scoop.it/t/the-business-of-events-management respectively; for Scottish football finance see https://www.scoop.it/topic/the-business-of-sports-management/?&tag=Scottish+football..  ******
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Sky wins blocking order in UK to bring down illegal streamers of football content

Sky wins blocking order in UK to bring down illegal streamers of football content | Football Finance | Scoop.it

August 1 – Football has won another battle in the fight against illegal streaming of matches in the UK, with Sky Television having won a court order allowing them to enforce blocking of illegally streamed content.

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Chinese broadcaster PPLive Sports 'is suing the Premier League for £85m'

Chinese broadcaster PPLive Sports 'is suing the Premier League for £85m' | Football Finance | Scoop.it
PPLive paid around £515m for the rights to screen matches from England's top division but their contract was terminated at the end of last season, with games moving to Tencent.
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TV rights sales ruling clears Premier League to keep driving the market

TV rights sales ruling clears Premier League to keep driving the market | Football Finance | Scoop.it
By Paul Nicholson
August 9 – The Premier League has been cleared to continue its UK broadcast rights sales after regulator Ofcom closed an investigation into how live rights are sold and whether the auction system restricted or distorted competition.
The two-year investigation began after a complaint by cable operator Virgin Media that the Premier League’s restriction on the number of matches available for live broadcasters was a competition restraint and caused price inflation that wasn’t market based. Read more …
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Ofcom statement at http://media.ofcom.org.uk/news/2016/premier-league-football-rights/

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TV fraud gang jailed for illegally streaming Premier League games

TV fraud gang jailed for illegally streaming Premier League games | Football Finance | Scoop.it
A gang sold cheap subscriptions to an illegal service showing games not otherwise available in the UK.
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PL statement at https://www.premierleague.com/news/3497694?sf267052496=1

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Premier League wins anti-piracy court order

Premier League wins anti-piracy court order | Football Finance | Scoop.it
Ruling will allow the league to combat the illicit use of devices such as pre-loaded IPTV and Kodi boxes.
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