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EU criticises Saudi Arabia over pirate TV

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Getty Images | According to the Guardian, the Premier League, La Liga and UEFA are among eight rights holders who have submitted official complaints relating to the service.

Saudi Arabia has failed to crack down on the streaming service BeoutQ for illegally providing access to content from EU rights holders, according to a just-published report by the European Commission.

The service is transmitted by a satellite belonging to a partly state-owned company.

27 January 2020 - 8:55 AM

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