%0 Journal Article
%T Has Competition in the Market for Subscription Sports Broadcasting Benefited Consumers? The Case of the English Premier League
%A Patrick Massey
%A Robert Butler
%J Journal of Sports Economics
%@ 1552-7794
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1527002518784121
%X This paper investigates the peculiar nature of competition in the broadcasting market for live English Premier League matches in the United Kingdom. Following the movement from free-to-air to subscription television in 1992, British Sky Broadcasting secured a monopoly on live broadcasting rights. The exclusive arrangements were later found to be in breach of European competition law and resulted in competition from the start of the 2007-2008 season. However, competition has not reduced prices charged to consumers. Both the overall cost to consumers and the price per game are higher with competing broadcasters than under a monopoly
%K competition
%K broadcasting
%K premier league
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1527002518784121