Tag: CMA
Regulator Increases Fine After Musical Firm Breaks Settlement
In June 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined the musical instrument firm Roland just over £4 million (US$5.6 million) for restricting online...
“Digital Regulator Must Have Power To Force Google & Facebook To...
The new digital regulator must have tough legal powers to force tech giants like Google and Facebook to pay news organizations fairly for content,...
Open Banking, the UK Experience
The paper explains what open banking is, why the Competition and Markets Authority adopted it as a remedy and describes the arrangements the CMA...
Facebook UK Removes 16,000 Groups As CMA Tackles Fake Reviews
Facebook has removed 16,000 groups that traded fake product reviews on its platforms as the UK’s competition regulator uncovered more evidence of misleading content,...
Ex-Tory Minister In Short List To Chair UK Competition Regulator
Lord Marland, the former Conservative minister, is in the frame to become the next chairman of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Sky News learned...
UK Watchdog Says Facebook’s Giphy Buy Raises Competition Concerns
Britain’s competition watchdog on Thursday, March 25, gave Facebook and Giphy five working days to offer proposals to address its concerns over their merger...
UK’s CMA Moves Towards Approving Viagogo’s £3.2bn StubHub Takeover
The merger of ticket resellers Viagogo and StubHub looks set to be approved, after the companies reached a preliminary deal with the UK's competition...
UK’s CMA Takes Norton Antivirus To Court In Consumer Protection Case
Antivirus software maker Norton is being taken to court by the UK’s competition regulator over claims it refused to provide certain information requested for...
CMA Appoints Senior Director For The Office Of Internal Market
Rachel Merelie has been appointed to the newly-created role of Senior Director for the Office for the Internal Market (OIM).
The UK Internal Market Act...
UK Publishes Updated Merger Guidelines
Following a public consultation, the CMA has published updated guidelines about its approach to analysing mergers.
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) previous merger assessment...
