The UK Competition Authority finds concerns in a digital advertising merger between two companies supplying content recommendation services to major news sites (Taboola / Outbrain)

Competition Authority, UK

Previous article The Hungarian Competition Authority facilitates investments in start-ups after authorizing non-compete clauses in the sale contract (CodeCool) Next article The UK Competition Authority revises its original findings of failing firm defence due to COVID-19 after firm’s improved performance and instead provisionally clears acquisition of 16% of the firm’s stock based on SLC test findings (Amazon / Deliveroo)

26 Jun 2020

The UK Competition Authority finds concerns in a digital advertising merger between two companies supplying content recommendation services to major news sites (Taboola / Outbrain)

KEYWORDS

Reference

UK Competition Authority, Taboola / Outbrain, Press Release, 26 June 2020

Competition concerns found in digital advertising merger* Taboola’s purchase of Outbrain raises competition concerns in the supply of content recommendation, a type of digital advertising. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating the anticipated purchase of Outbrain by Taboola. Both companies supply, amongst other things,

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers

Already Subscribed? Sign-in

Access to this article is restricted to subscribers.

Read one article for free

Sign-up to read this article for free and discover our services.

PDF Version

Author

UK Competition Authority
UK Competition & Markets Authority - CMA (London)

United Kingdom 351 contributions 88302 visits

Quotation

UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority finds concerns in a digital advertising merger between two companies supplying content recommendation services to major news sites (Taboola / Outbrain), 26 June 2020, e-Competitions Mergers & Acquisitions in online platforms, Art. N° 95595

Visites 112