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Fri 04 Apr 2003Business loses out to football in rights battle
The ongoing skirmishes between Sky and RTÉ over football rights continue.Sky bought up the exclusive rights for Ireland's match against Albania in Tirana on Wednesday and RTÉ was only left with a measly highlights package shown later in the evening.
One can understand RTÉ's disappointment at losing such a vital fixture to "Rupert Murdoch's evil empire", but the national broadcaster's reaction to losing the tie was a bit over the top.
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