M/10/027 – Northern & Shell Broadcasting / CLT – UFA Holdings
Transaction details
The Competition Authority has today approved the proposed transaction whereby Northern & Shell Broadcasting Limited would acquire CLT – UFA Holdings Limited.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Friday August 20, 2010 | Friday, September 10, 2010 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Northern & Shell Broadcasting Limited | N & S Group: which is headquartered in London, is principally engaged in newspaper publishing and printing, magazine publishing, television broadcasting and exploitation and further development of intellectual property. |
| CLT - UFA Holdings Limited | CLT - UFA Holdings: the company and its subsidiaries operate Five, which is a national terrestrial analogue television channel licensed by the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom, and related businesses. Five is principally engaged in television broadcasting. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| Television Broadcasting | Yes |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Sunday, August 29, 2010 | |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Barry O'Donnell | Tel: 01-804 5396, email:bod@tca.ie |
Media enquiries: MKC Communications: 01 7038600
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