| Company | VIRGIN MEDIA INC. COM STK USD0.01 |  |
| TIDM | VMED | |
| Headline | Virgin says BSkyB abused dominant position in papers to High Court - report | |
| Released | 07:12 27-Apr-07 | |
| Number | 071220.27042007 |
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LONDON (Thomson Financial) - UK cable company Virgin Media Inc has claimed damages from satellite broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC and alleged that the satellite operator has abused its 'dominant position in pay-TV' in a bid to damage its cable rival, reports the Daily Telegraph citing papers submitted to the High Court.
'In response to the potential emergence of credible and effective competition, BSkyB has engaged in abusive behaviour involving a disproportionate attack targeted at its only material competitor, that is designed to stifle the emergence of greater potential competition,' says the claim by Virgin Media, whose largest shareholder is Sir Richard Branson.
The Telegraph says Virgin Media has accused BSkyB of trying to eliminate it as 'the only rival supplier of pay television to subscribers'.
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