Piracy: UEFA and Premier League welcome High Court of Rwanda decision against a local TV channel

The Rwandan television channel Victory TV Ltd has been ordered by the Commercial High Court of Rwanda to cease all illegal broadcasting of European Cup matches, according to UEFA on 14/10/2020.

"UEFA, organizer and owner of the Champions League and Europa League competitions, the Football Association Premier League Limited, organizer and owner of the English Premier League competition and Canal+ International, their broadcast partner in French-language for these competitions in the territory of the Republic of Rwanda welcome the decision No RCOMA 00877/2019/HCC rendered on 09/09/2020 against the Rwandan TV channel Victory TV Ltd," explained the European body.

"The Commercial High Court found Victory TV's grounds of appeal baseless and confirmed the earlier decision of the lower court no RCOM 00869/2019/TC, which had ordered the operator of the TV channel to cease the unlawful broadcast of Premier League, Champions League and Europa League matches in the territory of Rwanda," continued UEFA.

"Following these decisions, the regulatory authority (RURA, Rwanda Utilities Regulatory…