SingNet's appeal against cross-carrying BPL live matches rejected
The Minister for Communications and Information has rejected SingNet's appeal against cross-carrying Barclay's Premier League live matches over the next three seasons.
This means SingNet now has to make the live matches that are to be played from 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 available on StarHub's platform.
A ministry statement said the decision was made after careful consideration of the written arguments from both SingNet and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), which had issued the direction on cross-carriage of the matches.
It added that the decision was made based on the assessment of a number of factors, including whether clauses in the agreement between SingNet and the Football Association Premier League Limited would prevent or restrict the BPL content from being acquired or otherwise obtained for transmission on selected network platforms in Singapore by other pay-TV operators.
It noted that the key objectives of the Cross-Carriage Measure include addressing the high degree of content fragmentation and encouraging pay-TV operators to shift from a content-centric strategy to other forms of competition, such as service and content innovation.
It said pay-TV operators should keep this in mind and continue to provide better value to the consumers.
The statement suggested that MDA should consider providing further guidance on the circumstances that may trigger the Cross-Carriage Measure so that pay-TV operators can provide more certainty to consumers.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
The Minister for Communications and Information has rejected SingNet's appeal against cross-carrying Barclay's Premier League live matches over the next three seasons.
This means SingNet now has to make the live matches that are to be played from 2013/2014 to 2015/2016 available on StarHub's platform.
A ministry statement said the decision was made after careful consideration of the written arguments from both SingNet and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), which had issued the direction on cross-carriage of the matches.
It added that the decision was made based on the assessment of a number of factors, including whether clauses in the agreement between SingNet and the Football Association Premier League Limited would prevent or restrict the BPL content from being acquired or otherwise obtained for transmission on selected network platforms in Singapore by other pay-TV operators.
It noted that the key objectives of the Cross-Carriage Measure include addressing the high degree of content fragmentation and encouraging pay-TV operators to shift from a content-centric strategy to other forms of competition, such as service and content innovation.
It said pay-TV operators should keep this in mind and continue to provide better value to the consumers.
The statement suggested that MDA should consider providing further guidance on the circumstances that may trigger the Cross-Carriage Measure so that pay-TV operators can provide more certainty to consumers.
~News courtesy of Channel Newsasia~
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