Council of State to decide on Canal+/TPS merger

October 12, 2012 10.11 Europe/London By

The French Council of State (Conseil d’Etat) will decide before October 23 on the case about the Canal+ and TPS merger.

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Canal+ faces loss of authority

May 2, 2012 10.47 Europe/London By
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Canal+ is bracing itself for conditions to the TPS merger that will dramatically impact on its position in the French TV market.

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France launches investigation into TPS/Canalsat merger

March 29, 2012 11.24 Europe/London By

The French competition authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) has opened an in-depth investigation into the 2006 merger of satellite TV operators TPS and CanalSatellite.

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Canal+ rocked by TPS decision

September 21, 2011 12.22 Europe/London By
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France’s Competition Authority (L’Autorité de la concurrence) has fined Canal+ up to €30 million for failing to comply with a number of commitments, some of which it regards as “essential”, in the acquisition of TPS in 2006.

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Canal+ not honouring TPS conditions

March 7, 2011 07.39 Europe/London By

The French competition authority (l’Autorité de la concurrence) has said that Canal+ is not honouring the conditions of the acquisition of the premium TV assets of TPS, according to a report in Le Tribune.

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