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Newspaper merger clearance: Office of Fair Trading clears Nottingham newspapers merger

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 7 2012

On 1 June 2012, the OFT announced that it has cleared the acquisition of The Topper newspaper by the Daily Mail General Trust

Pay-TV movies: Competition Commission revises provisional findings in movies on pay TV market investigation

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 29 2012

On 23 May 2012, the Competition Commission published a revised provisional findings report on its market investigation into movies on pay-TV

Office of Fair Trading accepts voluntary assurances to close Competition Act investigation into street furniture advertising contracts

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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May 22 2012

On 17 May 2012, the OFT announced that it has accepted Clear Channel UK and JCDecaux’s voluntary assurances and has closed its investigation into whether street advertising contracts between these two companies and individual local authorities breach the Competition Act 1998

Serious Fraud Office announcement on Sports DirectJJB investigation

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 10 2012

On 4 April 2012, following an investigation under the Fraud Act 2006 and the Enterprise Act 2002, the SFO announced that charges have been brought against Christopher Ronnie, JJB Sports plc’s former chief executive, and David Patrick Ball, an accountant and beneficial owner of Fashion & Sport Limited, a supplier to JJB

Commission opens Phase II investigation into acquisition of EMI recorded music business by Universal

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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March 27 2012

On 23 March 2012, the European Commission decided to open a an in-depth investigation under Article 6(1)(c) of the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of EMI’s recorded music business by Universal Music Group

Premier League copyright infringed but High Court calls time on anti-competitive contracts

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 8 2012

Following the recent landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the UK High Court has ruled that using decoder cards imported from other Member States to show live Premier League football matches in UK pubs constitutes a “communication to the public” and can give rise to copyright infringement of the “works” contained in those broadcasts

High Court declares exclusive football broadcasting licences to be incompatible with Article 101

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 7 2012

On 3 February 2012, the High Court declared that obligations in an exclusive football broadcasting licence, which prohibited the supply of satellite decoder cards for use in the UK, were incompatible with Article 101

Commission opens formal investigation into sale of e-books

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union
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December 7 2011

On 6 December 2011, the European Commission (“Commission”) announced that it has opened a formal investigation into the sale of e-books in the European Economic Area

Competition Commission requires further remedies for movies in pay TV market investigation

Mayer Brown LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 28 2011

On 21 November 2011, the Competition Commission proposed additional remedies to address adverse provisional findings issued in August 2011 in relation to its market investigation into movies on pay TV

Commission calls on France to ensure non-discriminatory broadcasting legislation

Mayer Brown LLP
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European Union, France
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October 11 2011

On 29 September 2011, the Commission announced that it has sent France a reasoned opinion requesting France to ensure non-discriminatory allocation of digital TV broadcasting frequencies in its broadcasting legislation