News Corp threatens to sue BBC in programming row

Claire Billings,, brandrepublic.com, 14 October 2003, 11:00AM

LONDON – News Corporation is threatening to sue the BBC over claims that some of its shows, including '24' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', can be viewed in markets that have not licensed the content, now that the BBC transmits using an unencrypted signal.

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