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Thu 12 Dec 2008RTÉ can invoke legislation to protect coverage
OLYMPIC GAMES TELEVISION RIGHTS: RTÉ MIGHT be forced to invoke legislation which makes selected sporting events available on free-to-air terrestrial television in order to protect their coverage of the Olympic Games from 2014 and beyond.
This follows the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to reject the European Broadcasting Union's (EBU) bid for the European broadcast rights for the next available package of the Olympics, 2014-2016, and look instead at selling the rights on a more individual broadcasting basis.
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