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BSkyBITV

  • Reed Smith LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 7 2009

A recent judgment of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), dismissing an appeal by BSkyB (the UK’s largest pay TV provider), has upheld a decision of the Secretary of State of January 2008 (implementing a Report from the Competition Commission) that BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9 percent shareholding in ITV (a UK national terrestrial television broadcaster) would give rise to adverse effects on competition

Commission clears Universal-BMG deal, subject to conditions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 25 2007

The European Commission has cleared the acquisition of the music publishing business of BMG by the US-based company Universal following the latter company’s commitment to divest itself of some publishing catalogues

DOJ challenges non-HSR reportable transactions

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 29 2007

On May 22, 2007, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) filed a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging a series of 2004 transactions that eliminated competition between the only two daily newspapers in Charleston, West Virginia

FCC adopts supplemental notice of inquiry for the Commission’s 14th annual report to Congress on competition in the market for the delivery of video programming

  • Wiley Rein LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2009

On April 8, 2009, the FCC adopted a Supplemental Notice of Inquiry that solicits additional data, comment and analyses for the Commission's 14th annual report to Congress on the status of competition in the video marketplace

The Report of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers

  • Matheson
  • -
  • Ireland
  • -
  • January 12 2009

On 2 January 2009, the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment (the “Minister”), Mary Coughlan, published the Report of the Advisory Group on Media Mergers (the “Report”

Advertising & marketing: recent developments of importance

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • March 3 2008

Advertising law in Canada encapsulates a multitude of legal issues and is governed by federal and provincial laws as well as self-regulatory codes, policies and bodies

Ninth Circuit gives copier leasor second shot at Lanham Act claims

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2008

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit reversed the F.R.Civ. Pro. 12(b)(1) dismissal of a complaint alleging false statements and antitrust violations, finding that the factual allegations, if taken as true, would support the Lanham Act and Sherman Act claims

News Corp-Liberty Media transfer approved by FCC

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2008

After a year-long wait, News Corp. and Liberty Media received FCC clearance on Monday to proceed with a share swap through which News Corp. would exchange its 38.6 stake in DirecTV for Liberty’s 16.3 interest in News Corp

The CFI reduces fines imposed on the Nintendo group

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 8 2009

Between 1995 and 1996, the European Commission launched two separate investigations into the distribution of Nintendo’s video game cartridges and consoles

Damages awarded for misleading advertising first in Canada

  • McMillan LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 9 2009

In Maritime Travel Inc. v. Go Travel Direct.com Inc., a Canadian court, for the first time in a reported case, awarded damages to a plaintiff for misleading advertising in breach of the Competition Act

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