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UK competition update: CMA Vodafone–Three JV Phase 1; Telegraph Media PIIN; Subsidy Advice Unit report on BMW; mobile browsers/cloud gaming market investigation timetable (26 January 2024)

Published on: 26 January 2024

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Mergers

  • The CMA began its phase 1 review of the proposed joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Limited relating to Vodafone Limited and Hutchison 3G UK Limited—see further, case page.
  • The Department for Culture, Media and Sports issued a second PIIN from the Secretary of State, Lucy Frazer, on the proposed acquisition of Telegraph Media Group Limited, Telegraph Media Group Holdings Limited, or their business or assets (including subsidiary shares) by RB Investco Limited and/or related undertakings (including RB IMI AIV Limited Partnership), or any assignees, transferees or successors—see further, case page.
  • NOTE—For trackers on live CMA mergers and public interest interventions under the Enterprise Act 2022, see UK mergers—ongoing cases tracker and Government interventions on public interest grounds—merger cases tracker.

Subsidy control

  • The Subsidy Advice Unit released its final report advising the Department for Business and Trade on a proposed subsidy to BMW UK Manufacturing Limited—see further, final report.

Market studies

  • The CMA has updated the timetable for its market investigation into mobile browsers and browser engines, and the distribution of cloud gaming services via app stores on mobile devices in the UK—see further, case page.

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