Fox, Disney Rebuff EU Anti-Competitive Deal Charges

Reuters: U.S. film studios 20th Century Fox, NBCUniversal, Disney, Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros., together with Sky UK, have rebuffed European Union charges of anti-competitive movie-licensing deals in a crucial hearing ahead of a decision later this year. The companies’ defense came six months after the European Commission accused them of preventing consumers outside Britain and Ireland from accessing films and other content broadcast by the British pay-TV group.