The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority removes commitments imposed on broadcasting companies in the context of the acquisition of a pay-TV broadcaster (TV4/MTV)

Paanajarvi, Ami

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5 Feb 2015

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority removes commitments imposed on broadcasting companies in the context of the acquisition of a pay-TV broadcaster (TV4/MTV)

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Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, 5 February 2015, Case nro 559/KKV14.00.10/2014, MTV Oy

On 27 November 2008, the Finnish Competition Authority (since then the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, "FCCA"), conditionally approved the acquisition of pay-TV broadcaster C More Group Ab ("C More") by TV4 Ab (“TV4”). The acquisition combined the broadcasting operations of MTV Oy ("MTV") and C More in Finland. MTV is a Finnish television broadcasting company, which provides both free-to-air and pay-TV channels. MTV, as well as TV4, are owned by the Swedish Bonnier media group. C More offers pay television channels under the Canal+ brand. In

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Ami Paanajarvi
Roschier (Helsinki)

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Ami Paanajarvi, The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority removes commitments imposed on broadcasting companies in the context of the acquisition of a pay-TV broadcaster (TV4/MTV), 5 February 2015, e-Competitions Mergers & Media , Art. N° 74688

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