Tag: Media
Ireland: CCPC requires commitments for The Midland Tribune acquisition
Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has cleared, subject to binding commitments, the proposed acquisition of certain business assets of the Midland Tribune...
US: Lions Gate may spin off Starz
Lions Gate Entertainment is weighing whether to spin off Starz, the studio's fast-expanding premium cable channel, The Wall Street Journal reported citing people familiar...
France: Reworld Media wins clearance for Mondadori acquisition
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore announced Wednesday, July 24, the sale of its subsidiary Mondadori France to Reworld Media has received clearance from the French regulator,...
UK: Reach in talks to by JPI Media assets
Reuters reported that on Thursday, July 18, British media company Reach announced that it is in early talks to buy various assets from JPI...
Static vs. Dynamic Antitrust: A Reply
June 2019
Static vs. Dynamic Antitrust: A Reply By John M. Yun (George Mason University)1
Sanjukta Paul and Hal Singer (P&S) responded to my recent CPI Comment,...
Countervailing Coordination Rights in the News Sector Are Good for the...
By Sanjukta Paul & Hal Singer1
Professor John Yun’s recent CPI Column addressing Reps. Cicilline’s and Collins’ proposed Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (“JCPA”) as...
News Media Cartels are Bad News for Consumers
April 2019
News Media Cartels are Bad News for Consumers By John M. Yun (George Mason University)1
Antitrust has two legal standards by which to assess...
Hungary: PM gives antitrust exemption to pro-government media group
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has decreed that the creation of a vast pro-government media conglomerate cannot be challenged by competition authorities, fueling fresh...
JAN-11(2)
In this issue:
We're starting the new year with a look at a topic that has been and looks to be with us for a...
Plurality Regulations – Still a Wise Market Intervention?
Robert Kenny, Dec 20, 2012
Plurality rules have long been used to ensure diverse ownership of media, with the expectation that this leads to the...