Austria’s competition regulator has given the all clear for MediaforEurope (MFE) to invest in ProSiebenSat.1. The former Mediaset is looking to create a pan European TV platform. The merger was initially registered at the end of 2022 and initially withdrawn following the instigation of an examination by the BWB and Austria’s Antitrust Court. The Federal…
The new head of the Federal Competition Authority (BWB), Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, has set herself the goal of taking stronger action against companies that…
Ensuring responsible consumption and production patterns – as outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 – requires minimizing environmental impacts, enhancing resource efficiency and reducing waste. In this regard, experts point out that competition and consumer protection policies are uniquely placed to help.
The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) wants to examine the notified increase of the shares of Berlusconi's MFE-MediaForEurope in German media company ProSiebenSat.1 in more detail. The authority explained its decision by saying that it could not be ruled out that this could have an adverse effect on the status quo of ProSiebenSat.1's media activities…