UK sets significant precedents in ordering Meta to sell Giphy
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has reaffirmed its demand that US internet giant Meta undo its 2020 acquisition of GIF search engine Giphy.
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Vodafone UK confirms merger talks with Three
A long-rumoured piece of major British telecoms market consolidation is on the cards, with the UK arms of Vodafone and Three confirmed to be in merger discussions.
UK wants a closer look at the proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has very reasonable concerns about the effect Microsoft owning Activision will have on consumer choice and thus value.
UK watchdog probes Viasat acquisition of Inmarsat
Regulatory hurdles are piling up in front of satellite operator Viasat as it looks to gobble up rival Inmarsat.
UK regulator gives nod to BT and Warner Bros merger
UK business regulator the Competitions and Markets Authority has opted not to block a deal between BT Group and Warner Bros Discovery to form a new UK sports Joint Venture.
UK government throws around some ideas for AI rules
The UK Government has put forward proposals on the future regulation of AI, which would see various regulators apply six ‘principles’ to markets which are implementing such technologies.
UK regulator to investigate Microsoft acquisition of Activision Blizzard
The Competitions and Markets authority in the UK is having a look at the proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft, which at $68.7 billion would be the biggest deal in the history of gaming.
UK probes Apple and Google mobile duopoly
‘Apple and Google have an effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems that allows them to exercise a stranglehold over these markets’ says UK markets regulator the Competition and Markets Authority.
UK approves Cellnex acquisition of 6,000 cell sites from CK Hutchison
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has OKed its part of Cellnex’s mega-passive infrastructure M&A, with one condition.
CMA says Cellnex purchase of CK Hutchison towers would create a duopoly
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has said that the proposed deal for Cellnex pick up CK Hutchison’s passive infrastructure risks higher mobile costs.
UK belatedly realises phone OS duopoly harms consumers
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has been looking into the mobile ecosystem space and has worked out that a duopoly isn’t great for competition.
UK rightly decides to take a closer look at Nvidia’s acquisition of Arm
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has concluded there are sufficient competition concerns around the acquisition of chip designer Arm to justify an in-depth investigation.
UK says Cellnex/CK Hutchison towers deal threatens competition
The UK’s competition watchdog is proposing to take its investigation into Cellnex’s planned acquisition of CK Hutchison’s towers to the next level unless they can give it a good reason not to.
Virgin/O2 UK merger to close this month
The merger of UK mobile operator O2 with cableco Virgin Media is set to close in a matter of days, having cleared its final regulatory hurdle: the approval of the competition watchdog.
UK to take a closer look at proposed Nvidia acquisition of Arm
Just four months after the US decided the giant semiconductor consolidation proposed by Nvidia needed closer inspection, the UK has agreed.
CMA gives Virgin/O2 merger the green light
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally cleared the proposed merger of Virgin Media and O2 UK.
UK reveals its strategy for taking on the US tech giants
The UK government has created the Digital Markets Unit to tackle the growing problem of US tech giants using their size to stifle competition.
Sky and Vodafone publish their objections to the Virgin/O2 UK merger
The CMA has published issues statements from Sky and Vodafone submitted as part of its investigation into the proposed merger of O2 UK and Virgin Media.
UK CMA shows Europe how to do it by fast-tracking Virgin/O2 merger
Having got control of the approval process the Competition and Markets Authority has already moved to phase 2 of its investigation into the UK telecoms mega-merger.
Common sense prevails as Europe hands over review of Virgin/O2 merger to the UK
As previously rumoured, the European Commission has decided to stay out of the Virgin Media merger with O2 UK on the grounds that it’s none of its business.
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