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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€5.06mTotal of monetary amounts
€5.06mLargest single case: BT, IMG, ITV, BBC (Sky Kronzeuge)
€5.06mMedian per case with an amount

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1 case

21 Mar 2025 BT, IMG, ITV, BBC (Sky Kronzeuge)CMA: 4.24 million GBP against BT, IMG, ITV and BBC over collusion on freelancer fees United KingdomCartels and collusion €5.06m

Sports broadcasters and production companies exchanged sensitive information in 15 instances about day rates and fee increases for freelance camera operators and sound technicians in order to coordinate pay. Fines: BT 1,738,453 GBP, IMG 1,737,820 GBP, BBC 424,165 GBP, ITV 339,918 GBP; Sky received immunity as the first to come forward.

What organisations can take from it

HR and the procurement of freelance work are also subject to competition law – salary and fee information must not be shared with competitors.

Relevance to training and awareness

Exchanges about salaries and fees with competitors (labour market)

Authority / court
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Area of law
Competition law · Cartels and collusion
Legal basis
Chapter I Competition Act 1998
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
unknown
Sector
Media and online platforms
Employees
10,000 or more
Mitigating circumstances
20 % settlement discount for all; leniency discounts for BT, IMG, ITV; immunity for Sky
Published
21 Mar 2025

Original amount 4,240,356 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 21 Mar 2025.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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