The logo of French TV channel 'beIN Sport' is seen at the company's stand during the Sportel in Monte Carlo October 8, 2014. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
CAIRO – 12 March 2018: Cairo Economic Court upheld a first-degree verdict to fine Qatari-owned channel beIN Sports and its chairperson, Nasser al-Khalaifi, LE 400 million ($22.7 million) over anti-competitive practices.
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA), led by Mona el-Garf, proved on January 3, 2017 that beIN Sports violated Article 8 (Paragraph G) of the Egyptian Competition Law (ECL), as it obliged subscribers to turn to Qatari satellite Sohail to watch the channel during the last African Cup in Gabon instead of using Egyptian satellite Nilesat, causing Nilesat direct economic loses and harming competition in the market.
According to the ECA, beIN Sports also violated Article 8 (Paragraph D) of the ECL when its subscription system was exploitative to the extent that it forced its customers to subscribe to all sports bundles if they want to watch any sports tournament.
In October 2017, the general prosecution referred Qatari-owned beIN Sports and Khalaifi to the Criminal Court for violating the ECL and committing monopolizing practices
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