Regulation 3 Adequate live coverage of a sporting event that involve different sports

(1)

This regulation applies for the purposes of section 101(4)(c) of the 1996 Act.

(2)

Rights to provide additional coverage of a sporting event that involves different sports are taken to be rights to provide adequate live coverage of the event if the rights (taken together)—

(a)

in relation to the whole of the event, allow live coverage of two or more parts of the event to be shown simultaneously at any time during which play or other activity in the event is taking place; and

(b)

meet the requirements set out in paragraph (3).

Live coverage of different parts of the event which may be shown simultaneously are referred to in this regulation as “streams”.

(3)

The requirements set out in this paragraph are that, in relation to at least two of the streams, the rights—

(a)

give the person or persons who have acquired those rights editorial control over both—

(i)

which parts of the event are shown in those streams, and

(ii)

the time at which live coverage of play or other activity is shown;

(b)

allow those streams to be included in any relevant services meeting the requirements set out in section 101(4)(e) which that person or those persons provide (so that in particular each stream can be both broadcast and made available for access by means of the internet); and

(c)

allow functionality to be included in those services enabling users accessing the coverage to view it at a later time (for example, by pausing or restarting the coverage).