UK: BBC Worldwide integrates vertically with BBC Studios
November 29, 2017
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The BBC announced Wednesday, November 29, that it will merge its commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, with its production arm, BBC
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Australia: ACCC warns retailers on Amazon
November 29, 2017
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Competition watchdog chairman Rod Sims has warned retailers that he will not protect them from Amazon if the e-commerce giant
India: Antitrust regulator fines cricket board US$8m
November 29, 2017
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India’s competition watchdog fined the country’s powerful cricket governing body, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), US$8
US: Farmers worry about Bayer-Monsanto merger
November 29, 2017
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Texas farmers are concerned that if plans for two of the world’s largest agricultural firms to merge go through, it
Bad Science: Abuse And Effects In Online Markets
November 29, 2017
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By Alexander M. Waksman[1] Imagine a scientist who has total conviction that a particular hypothesis is correct. The scientist’s belief
The Trump Administration’s Incoherent Stance on Competition
November 29, 2017
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Posted by New York Times The Trump Administration’s Incoherent Stance on Competition By Jonathan Taplin Peter Thiel, Facebook’s first outside investor, once
US: AT&T extends the deadline for its Time Warner merger to April
November 28, 2017
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AT&T is giving itself a few more months to close its US$85 billion acquisition of Time Warner. The Dallas telecommunications
South Korea: KFTC conditions Hamburg Sud Maersk Line merger to withdrawing from Shipping Alliances
November 28, 2017
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South Korea’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday, November 28, ordered Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipper, and its smaller German
Canada: Regulator Approves Luxottica-Essilor merger
November 28, 2017
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Essilor and Luxottica announced on Tuesday, November 28, the proposed combination between the two companies has been cleared by the
US: SoftBank bids to buy Uber stock at a 30% discount
November 28, 2017
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Uber’s valuation may be looking at a haircut — Japan’s SoftBank is officially offering to purchase shares of the firm
