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4 Sep 2019

Grands arrêts du droit de la concurrence - Volume IV Chapitre 2 Audiovisuel et Presse
2.1 Organisation du marché

Chapitre 2 audiovisuel et presse 130 1 o rganisation du marChé 1.1 acc?s au march? Ce, 30 mars 2016, soci?t? diversit? tv, n? 395702 Le Conseil d'État annule la décision du Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel abrogeant l'autorisation de diffusion d'une chaîne de télévision L'automne dernier, le (...)

4 Sep 2019

Grands arrêts du droit de la concurrence - Volume IV 2.2 Rôle des Autorités

Thomas Moretto

160 2 Rôle des Autorités 2.1 Statut Loi du 15 nov. 2013 relative à l'indépendance de l'audiovisuel public, JORF n° 0266 du 16 nov. 2013 Le législateur réforme une nouvelle fois le statut et les compétences du Conseil Supérieur de l'Audiovisuel Introduction Le législateur a été saisi, depuis le mois de (...)

1^er mars 2017

Stratégie d’éviction : La Cour de cassation rejette le pourvoi contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Paris qui avait confirmé la décision de l’Autorité de la concurrence sanctionnant le propriétaire d’un journal pour un comportement d’éviction abusif fondé sur le lancement économiquement non justifiable d’un nouveau quotidien dans le but de stopper l’entrée d’un concurrent sur le marché de la presse quotidienne d’information sportive (Amaury)

Anne Wachsmann, Nicolas Zacharie • N° 2-2017 • p. 102

Par un arrêt du 1er mars 2017, la Cour de cassation a rejeté le pourvoi du groupe Amaury contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Paris qui avait confirmé la décision de l’Autorité de la concurrence rendue à l’encontre du groupe Amaury pour des pratiques d’évictions envers la société Le Journal du Sport (CA (...)

22 févr. 2017

Pluralisme des médias : Le Conseil d’État français annule un décret étendant aux publications hebdomadaires les mesures de soutien au pluralisme de la presse, au motif qu’il institue une aide d’État illégale (Valmonde)

Raphaël Vuitton • N° 2-2017 • pp. 148-149

Soucieuses de préserver le pluralisme de la presse, les autorités françaises ont instauré, par un décret n° 86-616 du 12 mars 1986 (JORF 1986, p. 4702, ci-après le “décret de 1986”), un régime d’aide aux quotidiens nationaux d’information politique et générale à faible ressource publicitaire. Seuls les (...)

23 Dec 2016

The Italian Regional Administrative Court of Lazio annuls antitrust fines in football TV rights case

Rosa Perna • December 2016

1. Introduction The Regional Administrative Court of Latium upheld the appeals of major tv operators in the pay-tv market, Italian football League and its advisor and annulled the decision of the Italian Competition Authority for an alleged violation of Art. 101 TFEU, consisting in entering (...)

1 Dec 2015

Ian Forrester - A Scot Without Borders Liber Amicorum Vol. II Part IV - Competition Law
Merger control in regulated sectors: a bridge too far?

Peter Alexiadis

1 Ian S. Forrester | A Scot without Borders - Liber Amicorum - Volume II Part IV Competition Law 3 Ian S. Forrester | A Scot without Borders - Liber Amicorum - Volume II Merger control in regulated sectors : a bridge too far? PETER A LEXIADIS * I. Introduction The introduction of European Union (...)

4 juin 2015

Autorisation : L’Autorité de la concurrence valide une opération de concentration dans le secteur de la presse local du Sud-Ouest (Journal Midi Libre/Groupe La Dépêche du Midi)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2015

Autorité de la concurrence, 4 juin 2015, décision n°15-DCC-63 (Journal Midi Libre/Groupe La Dépêche du Midi) La décision n° 15-DCC-63 du 4 juin 2015 est relative à la prise de contrôle exclusif de la Société du Journal Midi Libre par la société Groupe La Dépêche du Midi. L’Autorité de la concurrence y (...)

29 Oct 2013

The Argentinean Supreme Court declares media law constitutional (Grupo Clarín)

Grosman • October 2013

In 2009, the Argentine Congress passed Law 26522 (“Media Law”), which regulates different aspects of the media. Inter alia, the Media Law includes severe restrictions on the amount of cable and open television licenses that a firm can hold, on the total market share of any single media (...)

11 Jun 2013

The Mexican Parliament adopts sweeping telecom reform aiming at cracking down on dominant operators, inducing significant reform of competition law and agency

Luis Gerardo Garcia Santos Coy, Marie Potel-Saville • June 2013

On June 11th, 2013, a significant amendment to the Mexican Constitution known as “the new Telecommunications Act”, which also significantly impacts the competition regime, was enacted, and will enter into force on June, 12th. The amendment is seen as resulting from the "Pact for Mexico", entered (...)

16 avr. 2013

Engagements : L’Autorité de la concurrence autorise, sous réserve d’engagements, une concentration dans le secteur de la presse quotidienne régionale (Rossel, Hersant Média)

Estelle Jegou, Sergio Sorinas • N° 3-2013 • p. 122

Par une décision du 16 avril 2013, l’Autorité de la concurrence a autorisé, sous réserve de la mise en œuvre d’engagements, l’acquisition du Pôle “Champagne-Ardennes-Picardie” (ci-après “le Pôle CAP”) du groupe Hersant Média (ci-après “GHM”) par le groupe de presse belge Rossel. Le groupe Rossel (ci-après (...)

16 avr. 2013

Engagements comportementaux : L’Autorité de la concurrence autorise sous conditions la prise de contrôle exclusif d’un groupe de presse par un autre groupe concurrent dans le nord de la France (Rossel/Hersant Média)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2013

Le 16 avril 2013, l’Autorité de la concurrence a adopté une décision d’autorisation sous réserve d’engagaments. Il s’agit de la décision n° 13-DCC-46 du relative à la prise de contrôle exclusif par le groupe Rossel des sociétés du Pôle « Champagne Ardennes Picardie » du groupe Hersant Média. Le groupe de (...)

15 Jan 2013

The Argentinean Supreme Court prevents the application of competition provisions of the new regulatory broadcasting framework that forces the country’s biggest media conglomerate to break up (Grupo Clarin)

Santiago Rossi • January 2013

Against the expectations of the government of Argentina, the Argentinean Supreme Court, agreed to the request of the biggest Argentinean media conglomerate, Grupo Clarín, and extended on 27 December 2012 an injunction which suspended the adjustment obligation established under Section 161 of the (...)

23 Nov 2012

The Luxembourg Competition Council accepts commitments in press distribution sector (Valora)

European Competition Network Brief • November 2012

Luxembourg: The Competition Council accepts Commitments in Press Distribution Sector* By its decision of 23 November 2012, the Competition Council has accepted commitments by Valora Luxembourg s.à.r.l. (Valora), the Luxembourgish subsidiary of Valora Holding SA (Switzerland), that address the (...)

24 Aug 2012

The Spanish Government partially overturns the Competition Authority’s phase 2 merger decision regarding the audiovisual sector and softens the merger conditions (Antena 3 / La Sexta)

Pedro Callol • August 2012

On 24 August 2012 the Cabinet, using the powers granted to that end by the 2007 Competition Act, has decided to soften the conditions included in the NCC Decision. The Cabinet has acted using as legal basis Article 60 of the Competition Act, which enables the Government (the Cabinet) to amend (...)

13 Jul 2012

The Spanish NCA approves a merger in the audiovisual market subject to conditions (Antena 3/La Sexta)

Pedro Callol • July 2012

Following a second phase in-depth investigation, the Spanish NCC concluded that the operation could give rise to significant competition issues in several audiovisual markets in Spain, specially the television advertising market, due to the Antena 3‘s increased market power and the enhanced (...)

19 Jun 2012

The UK Ofcom publishes its report on measuring media plurality

Michael Harker • June 2012

Article published on Centre for Competition Policy blog. Ofcom’s Report on Measuring Media Plurality – The Outstanding Questions* On 19 June, Ofcom published its report on the future of the media plurality rules. The process began in October last year, with the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt (...)

30 Jan 2012

The Polish competition authority fines cable TV operator for providing incorrect information in merger control proceedings (UPC/Aster)

Anna Gulinska, Pawel Wanasz • January 2012

On January 30, 2012, the Chairperson of the Polish Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (the UOKiK) issued a decision in a case relating to the provision of incorrect information by UPC Polska sp. z o.o. (UPC) in merger control proceedings concerning the acquisition of Aster sp. z (...)

11 Jan 2012

The French criminal Supreme Court puts an end to its preferential treatment having regard to the search for evidence of anticompetitive practices (Groupe Amaury)

Fanny Armand • January 2012

Historically, in France, the press industry benefited from a preferential treatment. Due to the specific nature of its activity and the importance of the freedom of the press, the undertakings operating in the press industry were not subject to the same rules as the other undertakings. In (...)

24 Oct 2011

The German Federal Court of Justice confirms dismissal of wholesaler action against publisher of newspapers and magazines (Bauer Media Group)

Tim Kasten • October 2011

On 24 October 2011, the German Federal Court of Justice (the Court) dismissed the appeal of a press distributor (the “plaintiff”) who had brought an action against a publisher (the “defendant”), claiming that the publisher was under a duty to continue supplying the distributor on an exclusive (...)

25 Jul 2011

The UK Competition Commission cancels an inquiry following bid withdrawal (News Corp/ BSkyB)

Ilan Sherr • July 2011

Summary On 25 July 2011, the Competition Commission (CC) announced that it had cancelled its inquiry into News Corporation’s (News Corp) proposed acquisition of the remaining 60.9% share in the British Satellite Television services provider, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSkyB). The (...)

25 Jan 2011

The UK Government intends to refer a merger in the audiovisual sector to Competition Commission if satisfactory commitments are not offered (News Corp, BSkyB)

Porter Elliott • January 2011

On 25 January 2011, the UK Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that he is “minded” to refer News Corp‘s proposed buy-out of UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB to the Competition Commission due to concerns surrounding the transaction’s impact on media plurality in the UK. News Corp already owns a (...)

21 déc. 2010

Évaluation verticale et conglomérale : La Commission européenne examine le vérouillage vertical potentiel dans le secteur des médias (News Corp/BSkyB)

David Hull • N° 3-2011 • pp. 150-152

Eur. comm., 21 December 2010, News Corp/BSkyB, case COMP/M.5932 By its decision of 21 December 2010, the European Commission cleared News Corp’s proposed acquisition of the remaining 60.86 % of the shares in BSkyB that it did not already own. The transaction will bring together Rupert Murdoch’s (...)

4 Nov 2010

The UK OFCOM investigates implications on media plurality arising from a merger in the audiovisual sector (News Corp, BSkyB)

Porter Elliott • November 2010

On 4 November 2010, the UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills instigated an investigation by the UK Office of Communications (Ofcom) into the implications that News Corp’s proposed buyout of UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB may have for media plurality in the UK. The first (...)

8 Jun 2010

The German Federal Court confirms the dismissal of an appeal against a media merger prohibition (Axel Springer / ProSiebenSat.1 Media)

Tomasz Krzywicki • June 2010

Decision In the ruling dated 8.6.2010 (KVR 4/09) the German Federal Supreme Court confirmed that the media merger between Axel Springer AG and broadcasting company ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG on in January 2006 by the German Competition Authority (Bundeskartellamt) would lead to increased (...)

10 May 2010

An Italian regional administrative tribunal annuls a decision from the NCA for ineffectiveness of the undertakings imposed to address the competition concerns raised on the market for broadcasting rights of football matches (Conto TV)

Alfonso Ricciardelli • Judicial review

The Regional Administrative Tribunal for Lazio annuls a decision from the Italian Competition Authority for the ineffectiveness of the undertakings and forces the Authority to restart the proceedings and repeat the market test on the basis of the 287/1990 and 241/1990 laws and the EU Regulation (...)

21 Jan 2010

The English Court of Appeal confirms divestment remedies in a TV merger (BSkyB / ITV)

Ilan Sherr • January 2010

On 21 January 2010, the Court of Appeal dismissed an application by British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (Sky) to set aside the decision requiring it to divest part of its shareholding in ITV plc (ITV). The Court of Appeal upheld the conclusion that Sky’s acquisition of a 17.9% shareholding in ITV (...)

18 Dec 2009

The French Competition Authority issues an opinion on the possible implementation of retail price maintenance scheme for digital books

European Competition Network Brief • December 2009

France: The Autorité de la concurrence recommends not to apply RPM to Digital Books and suggests Contractual Models for Relations between Publishers and Digital Librarians On 18 December 2009, the Autorité de la concurrence (hereafter: the Autorité) delivered its opinion on the possible (...)

28 Sep 2009

The Estonian Competition Authority gives second phase merger clearance to the merger of two market leaders leading to 66% post-merger market share in the field of leading media (Cheh OÜ/Ekspress Hotline)

Tiiu Iverson • September 2009

The case concerns the merger of two market leaders in the field of the so-called leading media Cheh OÜ and Ekspress Hotline, as a result of which the Latvian holding company SIA Contact Holding, owner of Cheh OÜ, acquired dominant influence over 66% of the relevant market in Estonia. The merger (...)

29 Jul 2009

The Portuguese Competition Authority recommends that the Regional Government of Madeira notify to the European Commission State aid granted to a newspaper editor (Jornal da Madeira)

Miguel Mendes Pereira, Myriam Ouaki • July 2009

On 29 July 2009 the Portuguese Competition Authority issued a recommendation addressed to the Regional Government of the Archipelago of Madeira urging the notification to the European Commission of financial support amounting to € 23,4 million granted until 2007 to Jornal da Madeira, a newspaper (...)

2 Jul 2009

The Luxembourg Competition Authority releases a termination decision removing suspicions of competition law infringements consisting in cross-subsidizing and abuse of collective dominance by a press group concerning a free daily newspaper (Nicolas / L’Essentiel)

Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch, William Simpson • July 2009

The Luxembourg Competition Council has released a termination decision on 2 July 2009 (Décision n° 2009-FO-01) removing suspicions of competition law infringements by the Groupe de Presse Nicolas. Generally speaking, the case is interesting in the sense it shows how market players active in the (...)

2 Jan 2009

The Irish Advisory group on media mergers renders its review of the analysis of media mergers under the Competition Act 2002 (Report to the Tánaiste and the Minister for Enterprise)

Orla Lynskey • January 2009

In March 2008 the then Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment commissioned a report to review the public interest aspects of the legal framework applicable to media mergers in Ireland. This review was undertaken in the context of a broader review of the Competition Act 2002 (the 2002 (...)

22 Oct 2008

The UK OFT publishes an opinion on the legality of newspaper and magazine distribution agreements

Andrzej Kmiecik • October 2008

On 22 October 2008, the UK Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) issued three publications setting out its analysis of competition in newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK. These publications comprise (i) an opinion providing competition law guidance on the legality of newspaper and magazine (...)

22 Oct 2008

The UK OFT reviews the national newspapers code of practice

Andrzej Kmiecik • October 2008

On 22 October 2008, the UK Office of Fair Trading (“OFT”) issued three publications setting out its analysis of competition in newspaper and magazine distribution in the UK. These publications comprise (i) an opinion providing competition law guidance on the legality of newspaper and magazine (...)

29 Sep 2008

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal rules on appeal against a merger control decision (BSkyB / ITV case)

Porter Elliott • September 2008

On 29 September 2008, the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (“CAT”) issued its ruling on two rival appeals brought by BSkyB and Virgin Media against the decision of the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform of earlier this year ordering BSkyB to reduce its interest in (...)

29 Jan 2008

The UK Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform acts in accordance with the recommendations of the UK Competition Commission, thus requiring the partial divestment of remedies in a TV broadcasting investment case (BSkyB / ITV)

Grant Saggers • January 2008

The operation British Sky Broadcasting Group plc (BSkyB) is a holding company for subsidiaries that operate principally in activities relating to television broadcasting and retailing in the UK and Ireland (for example, direct-to-home pay subscription satellite television). BSkyB is also (...)

25 Jan 2008

The French Directorate for Competition clears an acquisition in the press and media sector, subject to conditions addressing conglomerate concerns (LVMH / Les Echos)

Porter Elliott • January 2008

On 25 January 2008, the French Directorate for Competition, Consumption and Combating Fraud (DGCCRF) published two decisions conditionally clearing separate transactions in the press and media sector. The first decision concerned the acquisition of the French financial daily newspaper Les (...)

1 Dec 2007

Viviane Reding (European Commission): Building European IT for the XXI Century

Pablo Ibáñez Colomo, Viviane Reding • N° 4-2007 • pp. 6-9

Could you briefly explain your background? In which way does your background as a journalist have an influence on your position as Commissioner for Information Society and Media? More than five years have passed since the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications was adopted. Has the (...)

17 juil. 2007

Audiovisuel : Le CSA enjoint à un diffuseur par câble de faire à une chaîne une offre de distribution et de rémunération objective, équitable et non discriminatoire (Voyage/CanalSatellite)

Denis Lescop • N° 4-2007 • pp. 140-142

CSA, déc. n° 2007-471 du 17 juillet 2007 relative à un différend opposant les sociétés Voyage et CanalSatellite Le 21 décembre 2006, le Conseil Supérieur de l’audiovisuel était saisi par la société Voyage d’une demande de règlement de différend en application de l’article 17-1 de la loi du 30 septembre (...)

2 Jul 2007

The Norwegian Media Authority blocks a merger cleared by the Norwegian Competition Authority subject to remedies (Media Norge)

William Simpson • July 2007

Norwegian Competition Authority ( Konkurransetilsynet), 12 June 2007, Press release, Conditions for Media Norge Merger (English) Norwegian Competition Authority ( Konkurransetilsynet), 25 April 2007, Press release, Possible intervention against Media Norge merger (English) Norwegian Media (...)

24 May 2007

The UK Government refers a media merger to the Competition Commission finding that the proposed transaction could raise substantial issues concerning the plurality of news provision for both cross-media and television news (BSkyB/ITV)

Úna Glazier-Farmer • May 2007

Competition Commission, 24 May 2007, British Sky Broadcasting plc. / ITVplc. Inquiry Summary On 24 May 2007, the UK government referred the proposed acquisition by British Sky Broadcasting Group (“BSkyB”) of a 17.9% stake in ITV plc (“ITV”) to the UK Competition Commission. Alistair Darling, (...)

9 Jan 2007

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal allows extension of time for merger filing admitting the existence of ’exceptional circumstances’ (BSkyB)

Kasliwal Sukriti • January 2007

Introduction Grant of extension of time for filing a review under section 120 of the Enterprise Act, 2002 (‘The Act’) in the BSkyB/Competition commission case sets an impeccable precedent incorporating the first principle established under the domain of ‘exceptional circumstances’, ‘the (...)

23 nov. 2006

Economie de l’immatériel : La Commission sur l’économie de l’immatériel formule des propositions de réforme sur la gestion des droits immatériels et notamment des fréquences hertziennes (Rapport de la CEI du 23 novembre 2006)

Jean-Paul Tran Thiet • N° 1-2007 • p. 159

Rapport de la commission sur l’économie de l’immatériel du 23 novembre 2006, “L’économie de l’immatériel - La croissance de demain” À la demande du Ministre de l’économie, des finances et de l’industrie, une commission, présidée par Maurice Lévy (Président du directoire du Groupe Publicis) et Jean-Pierre (...)

31 May 2006

The French Minister of Economics conditionally clears a merger in the markets of free newspapers (SPIR / S3G)

François Blanc • May 2006

The operation By a letter dated 31 May 2006, the French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Employment authorizes the merger between Spir Communication SA (Spir) and the Société des Gratuits de Guyenne et Gascogne SA (S3G). The merger created a joint-venture, “S3G Com”, running the publication of (...)

25 May 2005

The Austrian Cartel Court cleared a merger in the media publishing market subject to undertakings aimed at ensuring media pluralism (Styria Medien / ET Multimedia)

Thomas Hoehn • May 2005

The operation Styria Medien AG intended to increase its share in ET Media (ETM) from 16.8 % to more than 50 %. The Styria Group publishes amongst others the daily newspapers "Die Presse" and "Kleine Zeitung". ETM predominately publishes business and woman magazines such as "New Business", (...)

17 Dec 2003

The Austrian Cartel Court clears an acquisition in the media sector subject to remedies aimed at ensuring media pluralism (Moser / Athesia)

Cora-Marie Pinter • December 2003

The operation Moser Holding AG (Moser) controls the major daily newspaper in the Tyrol ("Tiroler Tageszeitung") and the regional Tyrolean radio station "Antenne Tirol". Athesia Druck GmbH (Athesia) publishes the South Tyrolean newspaper "Dolomiten" and runs the local radio station "Arabella (...)

23 Jun 2003

The UK Competition Appeals Tribunal upholds the decision of the DGFT that the appellant has abused a dominant position by pricing advertising in one of its newspapers at below average variable cost, but reduces the fine since the abusive conduct had only continued for one month (Aberdeen Journals)

Adam Aldred • June 2003

This case involved two decisions by the Director General of Fair Trading (the « DGFT »), under the Competition Act 1998 (the « Act ») each of which was appealed to the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT). In both decisions the DGFT found that, in the period 1 March to 29 March 2000, Aberdeen (...)

9 Jun 2000

The Spanish Supreme Court annuls a decision authorizing a merger on grounds other than competition law (Antena 3 de Radio / Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión / Sociedad de Servicios Radiofónicos Unión Radio)

Alina Nedea, María González Navarrete • June 2000

On June 9, 2000, the Spanish Supreme Court annulled, on other grounds than competition law, the Spanish Council of Ministers’ decision of May 20, 1994 (“the Decision”) to not oppose a merger involving transferring part of Antena 3 Radio, SA (“A3”) and Sociedad Española de Radiodifusión, SA (“SER”) (...)

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