The Dutch competition authority NMa has announced its decision to approve for US media company Fox International Channels, Eredivisie Beheer B.V. (EBV), and Eredivisie Media & Marketing C.V. (EMM)to combine. The NMa simultaneously released a report assessing how the deal will affect the exploitation of the broadcasting rights of Dutch’s highest football league. Currently, EMM exploits those rights; while it maintains a yearlong contract with public television channel NOS to broadcast the highlights of the league, that contract expires July 1, 2014. After its expiration, EMM will reportedly consider exploiting broadcasting rights for the highlights on its own with a new channel named “Fox NL,” a result of the agreement between the three parties. While the three parties maintained that Fox NL would be available to all distribution platforms – companies that offer television distribution through their individual platforms, like cable – the three report that they reserve the right to potentially combine Fox NL with other content from Fox – a proposal that the NMa says could violate competition law.
Full Content: Association of Corporate Counsel
Want more news? Subscribe to CPI’s free daily newsletter for more headlines and updates on antitrust developments around the world.
Featured News
OpenAI Board Denies Receiving Formal Bid from Elon Musk
Feb 12, 2025 by
CPI
Thomas Kauper, Former DOJ Antitrust Leader, Dies at 89
Feb 12, 2025 by
CPI
BlackRock’s Acquisition of Preqin Secures UK Regulatory Approval
Feb 12, 2025 by
CPI
NFL Sued Over Bluesky Ban by Fans Citing Antitrust Violations
Feb 12, 2025 by
CPI
Warburg Pincus Strikes $1 Billion Deal to Acquire Vermont Information Processing
Feb 12, 2025 by
CPI
Antitrust Mix by CPI
Antitrust Chronicle® – International Criminal Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
CPI
The Antitrust Division’s Recent Work to Combat International Cartels
Jan 23, 2025 by
Emma Burnham & Benjamin Christenson
Information Sharing: The New Frontier of U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
Jan 23, 2025 by
Brian P. Quinn, Casey Kovarik & Michael Tubach
The Key Role of Guidelines on Exchanges of Information Among Competitors and the Divergent Transatlantic Paths
Jan 23, 2025 by
Rosa Abrantes-Metz & Albert Metz
Leniency, Whistleblowers, and Compliance
Jan 23, 2025 by
Richard Powers, Tara O’Malley & Cory Gordon