Attheraces: investigation into collective selling of media rights

Office of Fair Trading (OFT) closed Competition Act 1998 case.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 9 May 2004

• Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Communications
• Outcome: CA98 - no grounds for action
• Opened: 15 November 2001
• Closed: 9 May 2004

No. CA98/2/2004

Notification by Arena Leisure plc / Attheraces Holdings Limited / British Sky Broadcasting Group plc / Channel Four Television Corporation / The Racecourse Association Limited

Full decision of the OFT: atr.pdf

Annexes to the decision: atrannexes.pdf

This decision was appealed to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) on 7 June 2004 and 12 July 2004. On 2 August 2005 the CAT set aside the OFT's decision. For further details see the CAT website.

Published 9 May 2004