The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dropped a major antitrust investigation into some of the country’s biggest drama producers over how they paid freelance crew members.
BBC, ITV, Hartswood Films, and Sister were among those being investigated, but the regulator has decided to close the case as it “no longer constitutes an administrative priority.”
The CMA has concluded a separate investigation into freelancer rates in sports production, fining the BBC, ITV, BT, and IMG £4.2M ($5.4M) for colluding over how much they pay crew.
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