Competition and Markets Authority ile ilgili hikayeler

• The UK competition regulator said Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard would harm competition for consumers, and proposed the sell-off of the blockbuster Call of Duty franchise in provisional findings that jeopardize the landmark deal. via FT The quote: The Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday said the deal could "result in higher prices, fewer choices, or less innovation for UK gamers" and weaken the "impo...Devamını Oku

09 Şub 2023

• The European Commission confirmed to proceed with an antitrust probe into Meta over connecting its core social network and Facebook Marketplace ads service. The Commission points out "unfair trading conditions" on how Meta uses data from rival online classified ads services, in their Statement of Objections. Zoom out: EC's announcement comes 18 months after both the Commission and UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced separate but collaborative eff...Devamını Oku

20 Ara 2022

• Sony has more exclusive games than Xbox does, and many of its first-party titles "are better quality," Microsoft said in a court filing with the UK's antitrust regulator that was dated Oct. 31 but has recently been made publicly available. The Competition and Markets Authority is conducting an in-depth review of Microsoft's planned Activision Blizzard acquisition.

24 Kas 2022

• Facebook parent Meta admitted defeat after Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority ordered the company to sell animated-images platform Giphy due to a substantial lessening of competition in the social media and display advertising market. Meta said the company was “disappointed by the CMA’s decision but accept today’s ruling as the final word on the matter.” via CNBC

19 Eki 2022

• Microsoft accused the UK's competition watchdog of "incorrectly relying on self-serving statements by Sony" in its decision to investigate the tech giant's $69 billion takeover of Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority had opened a longer review of the deal citing concerns that it could hamper markets, for example by restricting players of Activision’s Call of Duty to Microsoft’s Xbox console.

13 Eki 2022

• Microsoft’s $75 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard will face an in-depth UK competition probe that could derail the landmark deal unless the US tech giant manages to address antitrust concerns by next week. The Competition and Markets Authority said it believed the deal would hurt game console makers while presenting a threat to open competition in new markets. A step back: The CMA’s objection last year to another giant tech tie-up, Nvidi...Devamını Oku

02 Eyl 2022

• The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has ordered the review of Meta’s sale of the GIF search engine Giphy. The country’s antitrust agency had ruled in 2021 that Meta’s purchase of Giphy in May 2020 was unfair to rivals such as TikTok and Snapchat, and ordered a sale. The Tribunal found the decision erroneous, with claims that the Competition and Markets Authority left out certain materials in its investigation.

19 Tem 2022

• The UK’s antitrust watchdog said Apple and Google “hold all the cards” in iOS and Android ecosystems, and that regulatory interventions are needed “to give innovators and competitors a fair chance.” The Competition and Markets Authority published a 356-page report analyzing an array of competition concerns and profits it determined to be “high in absolute terms,” signaling market distortion.

13 Haz 2022