Monday, February 20, 2017

Broadcast right dispute cancels football match in Brazil (The Associated Press)

A football match in Brazil was cancelled in front of 20,000 stunned fans because of a broadcasting rights dispute. The Atletico Paranaense-Coritiba match on Sunday in the Parana state league was to be broadcast live on YouTube, but the state football federation blocked the move. According to the teams, the referee was ordered not to start the match because of alleged problems with the accreditation of YouTube's personnel.

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