The Lithuanian incumbent telco TEO LT has reacted angrily to a decision by the country’s Competition Council (CC) to close an investigation it was undertaking into Viasat and its proprietary channel Viasat Sport Baltic.
According to VZ, the latter is the only channel in Lithuania to broadcast such leading sports as the UEFA Champions League, Euroleague and Formula 1 and Viasat was being investigated for allegedly abusing its dominant position.
However, the CC decided to close the investigation, which it launched in 2009, following a promise by Viasat to stop the practice of offering the channel under different conditions to different pay-TV companies.
TEO LT’s general director Arunas Siska has said that the company would take legal action against the CC’s decision and also seek millions of euros in compensation from Viasat.
According to Siska, the company has lost subscribers by not being able to show Viasat Sport Baltic.
