Joint control: The French Competition Authority clears a acquisition of joint control in the audiovisual sector (Mediawan)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. On 21 September 2020, the Competition Authority cleared two concentrations in the audiovisual sector, on the one hand, through decision No. 20-DCC-124the joint control of Mediawan by Groupe Troisième Œil (GTO), controlled by Pierre-Antoine Capton, Les Nouvelles Éditions Indépendantes (LNEI), controlled by Matthieu Pigasse, and NJJ Presse, controlled by Xavier Niel, in the context of a takeover bid launched on July 30, 2020, and, secondly, through decision no. 20-DCC-125The acquisition of exclusive control of Lagardère Studios by Mediawan. Since the notification of the operation relating to the acquisition of joint control of Mediawan by NJJ Presse, LNEI and