The London offices of the giant international sports rights company IMG and the agency co-founded by the new owner of Leeds United football club have been raided by officials from the European commission investigating potential sports rights cartels, the Guardian has learned. European investigators entered the offices of IMG and MP & Silva on 10 April as part of a series of raids timed simultaneously including at the 21st Century Fox subsidiary Fox Networks Group, which is based in Hammersmith, west London, and Ziggo Sport, the Dutch subsidiary owned by Vodafone and Virgin Media parent Liberty Global. IMG, one of the most venerable and prestigious sports rights and management agencies in the world, handles rights including Wimbledon, the ATP Tennis Tour as well as production of Premier League matches in some international markets. “IMG Media was the subject of an on-site inspection by the European commission,” said a spokesman for IMG. “We are co-operating with the EC and no further comment will be made at this time.” MP & Silva, which has sold TV rights including the Premier League in the Middle East and Italy’s top flight football league Serie A to broadcasters around the world, was co-founded by new… Read full this story
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