A BBC spokesman said that “he takes his obligations of competence and has cooperated with the CMA throughout his investigation.”
“The BBC was involved in three of the 15 infractions identified by the CMA and admitted responsibility for these as soon as possible,” he added.
“We value independent workers with whom we work, both in sport and in the BBC, and we will continue working hard with the independent community to invest and develop talent.”
A spokeswoman for group BT said: “We seriously take our obligations of competence and cooperate with the CMA throughout this investigation.
“Having accepted the results of this investigation, we have agreed to solve this case. We remain committed to ensuring that our obligations are integrated at all levels of our business and we have taken a series of measures to strengthen our competition and compliance initiatives.”
An ITV statement said: “ITV is totally committed to complying with the Law of Competition and Cooperated with the CMA throughout his investigation.
“In the light of the CMA investigation, we have implemented more compliance measures of the Improved Competition Law throughout the business.”
IMG said in a statement: “As reported above, IMG was one of the subjects of a CMA investigation that began in 2022, and has fully cooperated with the CMA investigations.
“That research concluded today, on March 21, 2025, and related to the historical activity limited to the United Kingdom. This issue has now been resolved and IMG has taken all the necessary measures to address any previous compliance problem.”
On Friday, the CMA also launched a similar investigation into television productions that are not sports, with BBC films, ITV, Hartswood, Hat Trick Productions, Red Planet Pictures, Sister Pictures and Tiger Aspect Productions under the center of attention.
