The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) declared the agreements between Cable Network Egypt (CNE) and Qatar’s beIN Sports void on Wednesday, according to AMAY. The contracts leave wiggle room for anti-competitive practices, ECA boss Mona El Garf said. The contracts are to be immediately terminated without a court ruling, she added, explaining that the ECA had taken legal action against beIN Sports last January for forcing subscribers to switch to a different satellite frequency. Terminating the agreement with beIN Sports would force CNE to refund customers’ subscription fees. CNE reportedly told the ECA that it was still reviewing the contracts to decide if it would go for termination or nonrenewal, a source tells Al Mal.

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