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ECJ rules that prohibitions on sale and use of foreign TV decoder cards for viewing football matches breach Article 101 TFEU and freedom to provide services

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • November 3 2011

On 4 October 2011, the European Court of Justice (the ECJ) gave its ruling on questions referred from the England and Wales High Court, in relation to the use of foreign satellite decoder cards for the broadcast of English Football Association Premier League matches

Commission approves acquisition of Skype by Microsoft

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
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  • European Union
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  • November 3 2011

On 7 October 2011, the Commission announced that it has decided to approve the acquisition of Skype by Microsoft

Kent newspaper merger referred to Competition Commission by OFT

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 3 2011

The anticipated acquisition by family-owned media company Kent Messenger Group (KMG) of several newspapers from the Daily Mail and General Trust subsidiary, Northcliffe Media Limited (NML), has been referred by the OFT to the CC

Regulatory

  • Squire Sanders Hammonds
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 10 2011

The EU Parliament has voted in favour of a Commission proposal for a decision to establish the first Radio Spectrum Policy Programme (RSPP

The Secretary of State issues European intervention notice in acquisition of shares in BSkyB by News Corp

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • November 30 2010

The Secretary of State has issued a European intervention notice, on media public interest grounds, into the proposed acquisition by News Corporation (News Corp) of the shares that it does not already own in British Sky Broadcasting plc (BSkyB

Ofcom decides not to launch Competition Act investigation into Project Canvas

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 31 2010

The Office of Communications (Ofcom) has announced it would be premature to open an investigation under the Competition Act 1998 into a joint venture between BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT, Talk Talk and Arqiva to offer digital terrestrial channels and internet-delivered TV services through a set-top box connected to a viewer's TV set (known as Project Canvas

Project Canvas falls outside UK merger control jurisdiction

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2010

Project Canvas is a proposed joint venture between the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, Talk Talk and Arqiva to build an open internet-connected platform, with common technical standards, in relation to internet connected television

Competition Commission clears Live NationTicketmaster merger for the second time

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • May 31 2010

The Competition Commission ("CC") has for the second time concluded that the merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster would not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the markets for live music retailing or any other market in the UK

Court of Appeal dismisses BSkyB’s appeal on competition grounds but overturns Competition Appeal Tribunal on media plurality

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 12 2010

On 17 November 2006, British Sky Broadcasting Group plc ("BSkyB") acquired 17.9 of the shareholding of ITV plc

The Commission approves 576 million Spanish film support scheme

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union, Spain
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  • January 30 2010

The Commission has approved a 576 million Spanish film support scheme which is directed at Spain's national film support measures including film production and distribution