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UK competition watchdog fines sports broadcasters £4mn over pay collusion

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority fined four sports broadcast companies a total of £4.24 million for unlawfully sharing pay information for freelancers.
The fined companies include BT, IMG, ITV, and the BBC, which admitted to sharing sensitive information about freelancer pay rates.
Sky was exempted from a fine for notifying the CMA of its involvement before the investigation began.
The CMA found 15 instances of illegal collusion on pay rates, emphasizing that companies must set rates independently to ensure fair pay for freelancers.

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The Independent

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BBC, ITV among broadcasters fined £4.2m after sharing secrets on freelancers pay

BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after the companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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BBC News

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Sports broadcasters fined £4m for colluding over freelance pay rates

The UK competition regulator says the BBC, BT, IMG and ITV illegally shared information about fees.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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Financial Times

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UK competition watchdog fines sports broadcasters £4mn over pay collusion

CMA cites sharing of information about fees for roles such as camera operators and sound technicians

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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RTÉ

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UK watchdog fines broadcast firms £4m in freelancer probe

Britain's competition regulator fined four sports broadcast and production companies about £4m in total today for sharing sensitive information about fees for freelance camera operators and sound technicians.

10 days ago·Ireland

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Freelance Informer

Law firm urges recruiters to get “houses in order” before freelancers and CMA take action over pay collusion - Freelance Informer

UK sports broadcasters fined £4m for colluding on freelancer pay rates. CMA investigation reveals anti-competitive behaviour in labour markets. Sources and related content

6 days ago

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The Desk

British broadcasters fined for colluding on freelancer pay

A soccer ball inside a stadium. (Stock image, Graphic by The Desk) Three British television broadcasters have been fined after a government agency found they illegally shared information on freelancers and their pay. The practice involved the BBC, ITV and British Telecom (BT) colluding to fix the pay of camera technicians, sound operators and other production crew members during soccer (football) and rugby matches. The investigation was launched…

8 days ago

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