Canal+ Luxembourg S.à r.l. intends to indirectly acquire substantial parts of A1now TV GmbH concerning Austrian streaming service A1now TV.
The planned purchase was notified at the Austrian Federal Competition Authority on August 12, 2021. Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on September 9, 2021.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can submit a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Austrian telco A1 Telekom Austria launched A1now in 2016 – with TV channels as live streams, catch-up TV, network-PVR and a video-on-demand service.
Canal+, which belongs to the French media group Vivendi, operates TV platform HD Austria in Austria via its subsidiary M7, which also provides a streaming service.
