Broadcasting companies 21st Century Fox and Apollo in September 2014 formally notified the European Commission on their plans of creating a Joint Venture. The two major United States based broadcasting companies will contribute to the Joint Venture by combining their respective businesses, such as the Shine Group (United Kingdom), EndeMol (the Netherlands) and Core Media (USA). The mentioned companies produce and distribute TV content. #jointventure #medialaw #mergercontrol #

The Belgian based news company De Persgroep in July 2014 requested a clearance from the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) for a concentration with its rival, London-listed newspaper publishing group, Mecom Group. Based on article 34 of the Mededingingswet (Dutch Competition Law Regulation) #dutchcompetitionlawregulation #medialaw #eucompetitionlaw #eucompetitionlawyerteam #competitionlaw