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CMA raises threat of Phase 2 probe into Vodafone-Three merger
Vodafone and Three have been given five working days to respond to concerns raised by…
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Vodafone and CK Hutchison notify merger plan to CMA
Vodafone and CK Hutchison have formally notified the proposed merger of mobile operators Three UK…
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UK’s CMA greenlights Microsoft-Activision deal after cloud gaming concession
The UK’s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has finally approved Microsoft’s acquisition…
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UK competition watchdog to probe UK broadcasters’ use of freelancers
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched a probe into the use of…
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AWS decries Ofcom study as UK cloud market referred to competition watchdog
UK media and telecoms watchdog Ofcom has referred the £7.5 billion UK cloud computing market…
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Watchdog clears Viasat-Inmarsat merger
The UK competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority, has cleared the planned merger of…
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Vodafone and Three confirm they are in UK merger talks
Vodafone and Three-owner CK Hutchison Holdings (CKHH) have confirmed that they are in discussions about…
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CMA to pursue in-depth review of Viasat-Inmarsat deal
The UK’s Competition & Market Authority has announced plans for an in-depth investigation into Viasat’s…
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UK watchdog to probe mobile browser market, takes aim at Google in-app purchases
UK competition regulator the CMA is to conduct a ‘market investigation’ into Apple and Google’s…
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CMA launches review into BT Sport-Eurosport merger
The merger of BT Sport and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Eurosport is set to be reviewed…
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UK competition watchdog chief Coscelli to step down
UK Competition and Markets Authority chief executive Andrea Coscelli is to step down from the…
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CMA turns guns on Google and Apple’s ‘vice-like grip’ on mobile
Google and Apple are exercising a “vice-like-grip” over mobile devices and steps may be necessary…
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CMA launches probe of Virgin Media-O2 merger
UK competition regulator the CMA has referred the proposed merger of Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media…
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EC passes Virgin Media-O2 merger back to UK regulator
The European Commission has acceded to a request by the UK competition regulator, the CMA,…
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Liberty and Telefónica warn of potential delay as CMA requests EC to refer Virgin Media-O2 merger back
Liberty Global and Telefónica have warned of a potential delay to the merger of their…
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UK watchdog calls for action on Google and Facebook’s market power
UK competition watchdog the CMA has called on the British government to take on Google…
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Boost for Comcast’s Sky bid as Hancock ‘not minded’ to intervene
Comcast has received a boost in its bid for Sky as UK secretary of state…
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21st Century Fox promises independent board for Sky News
21st Century Fox has promised a fully-independent board for Sky News and insulation of the…
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Sky threatens to cut Sky News ties to ease Fox deal
Sky has threatened to review its ownership of Sky News if were to impede Fox’s…
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CMA details scope of Fox-Sky investigation in issues statement
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an issues statement outlining the scope of…
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CMA names investigation group for Fox-Sky deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed the investigation group that will put together its…
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Confirmed: Sky deal referred to regulator for six-month review
The UK government has confirmed that 21st Century Fox’s planned £18.5 billion (€20.5 billion) takeover…
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Bradley minded to refer Sky deal over broadcasting standards
Karen Bradley has said she is “minded” to refer the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox…
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Ofcom could face judicial review over ‘fit and proper’ Sky ruling
Ofcom could face a judicial review of its ruling that Sky would remain a “fit…
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Fox faces Sky delay as government calls on Ofcom to look at ‘new evidence’
The UK government has said that submissions made in relation to 21st Century Fox’s planned…
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Fox’s Sky takeover set for UK watchdog probe
21st Century Fox’s £11.7 billion (€13.2 billion) takeover of European pay TV operator Sky is…
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Sky-Fox inquiry extended until after UK election
UK culture secretary, Karen Bradley, has extended the investigation deadline for 21st Century Fox’s planned…
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UK government refers Sky takeover to regulators
The UK government has formally referred 21st Century Fox’s planned £11.7 billion takeover of the…
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BT’s EE buyout gets final approval
BT’s £12.5 billion (€16.7 billion) buyout of UK mobile operator EE has gained final approval,…
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Sky calls for probe into BT’s hold on Openreach
Sky has called on UK competition watchdog the CMA to investigate BT’s Openreach division, accusing…