Sole control: The French Competition Authority authorizes the acquisition of exclusive control in the magazine sector (Vivendi / Prisma Media)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On June 2, 2021, the French Competition Authority published online the decision n° 21-DCC-70 of April 29, 2021 by which it authorized the Vivendi group to acquire exclusive control of Prisma Media, the French group mainly active in the magazine industry with the titles Ça M'intéresse, Capital, Cuisine Actuelle, Femme Actuelle, Gala, Geo, National Geographic, Télé 2 Semaines, Télé-Loisirs, TV Grandes Chaînes and Voici. Vivendi and Prisma Media are simultaneously present in the book publishing and sales market, the advertising market, the market for the operation of editorial websites and the readership market. In addition, Vivendi is active on the market for the