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Judge in Nexstar case ponders US FCC analysis of Tegna merger
The dispute between US states and the federal government over the Nexstar-Tegna merger is playing out in court as a judge considers whether to issue a preliminary i... (more story)
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Retransmission fees are a core concern in DirecTV’s Nexstar-Tegna suit
The high-profile merger of local television station owners Nexstar and Tegna, criticized for its impact on public discourse, is more likely to be undone for its imp... (more story)
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UK lawsuits against instrument makers spotlight digital price-fixing risks
The impact and risks of digital price-fixing behaviors are back in the spotlight in the UK with a recent procedural advance in planned collective claims against mus... (more story)
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AI-driven markets will be among a key challenge for the Italian competition authority in the coming years, its outgoing President Roberto Rustichelli told lawmakers on Tuesday as he presented the AGCM's 2025 a... (more story)
Mastercard’s agreements with major merchants were a form of “competition on the merits,” an Australian court heard on Tuesday, as the payment-services provider rejected the competition regulator’s allegations ... (more story)
A New York jury has yet to return a verdict on whether Live Nation and its wholly owned subsidiary Ticketmaster violated US federal and state antitrust laws following two whole days of deliberation. The nine-m... (more story)
A company active in making chocolate is the target of EU inspections in two countries on suspicion of breaking antitrust rules that prohibit abusive conduct and business practices. The European Commission said... (more story)
UniCredit and Nomura could be in line to receive up to €226,359 and €199,470 respectively in interest payments from the European Commission following their reduced antitrust fines, EU 2025 budget figures show.
Diogo Thomson de Andrade has become the second interim president of Brazil’s competition regulator in less than a year. He took over the position after Gustavo Augusto Freitas de Lima concluded his term at the... (more story)
Anthony Whelan, the EU’s new top competition official, has pledged greater “openness” and “clarity” for companies facing merger reviews, and warned of the dangers of “crisis cartels” at a time of economic shoc... (more story)
Mastercard leveraged its role in four-party payment card schemes to structure pricing and contractual arrangements to suppress emerging competitive threats, an Australian court heard Monday, on the first day o... (more story)
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A recent fair-use decision in the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit could show a pathway to victory for artificial intelligence companies trying to fend off copyright infringement lawsuits, but applyin... (more story)
Roxtec, a Swedish cable modules maker, will appear on April 16 before Italy’s highest administrative court to challenge an antitrust fine and seek referral to the EU’s top court. The company denies seeking to ... (more story)
The dispute between US states and the federal government over the Nexstar-Tegna merger is playing out in court as a judge considers whether to issue a preliminary injunction blocking further integration of the... (more story)
Low morale and concerns about the direction of enforcement have led to a series of departures from the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, and more exits are expected this month, MLex has learned.
A Texas federal judge's refusal this week to award attorney fees to Realtek for two patent infringement lawsuits it faced in 2021 may undercut claims that MediaTek bankrolled sham litigation, but it is unlikel... (more story)
A French ski instructors’ union, which was fined in March for restricting its members’ professional mobility, this week saw the national regulator disclose the public version of the decision. The document deta... (more story)
EU competition chief Teresa Ribera sees a world where international law is imperiled by the US doctrine of “might is right.” She is determined to keep power politics out of antitrust enforcement and apply the ... (more story)
Meta’s attempt to square regulatory pressure by introducing fees for AI‑powered chatbots on WhatsApp may have looked like a pragmatic compromise. In Brazil, however, the strategy has run into firm resistance. ... (more story)