On 7 March 2019 the European Commission made binding a set of commitments offered by Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky UK on cross-border pay TV services, to address the Commission’s concerns regarding certain clauses in these studios’ film licensing contracts with Sky UK for pay TV. The decision ends the Commission’s long-running investigation into cross-border pay TV services involving Sky UK on the basis that – subject to compliance with the commitments – the Commission’s concerns have been resolved.
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