by 21st Century Competition | Feb 16, 2014 | Global Blogs
(by David Reader) On 4 February, the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications published its Report on Media Plurality proposing a number of changes to media ownership regulation in the UK. Among the most notable is the proposal to grant decision-making powers...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
A day later and much has already been said about the Comcast/Time Warner Cable merger. Bloomberg’s Matt Klein thinks it will be a good thing. Matt Ylgesias is skeptical (and I’m jealous he beat me to the Lord of the …read more Source: Global...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips Although the parties reached a $7.25 billion class action settlement of the antitrust suit brought by merchants against Visa and MasterCard over swipe fees, the case is far from over. The protracted legal battle centers on allegations by...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 12, 2014 | Global Blogs
Law Offices of David A. Balto Six months ago in Can the FTC Be a Fair Umpire? I wrote about the concerns arising from the Federal Trade Commission’s dual role as prosecutor and final decision maker in its administrative …read more Source: Global...
by 21st Century Competition | Feb 11, 2014 | Global Blogs
Schiff Hardin LLP The Federal Trade Commission is meant to be, and is, an expert body on antitrust laws. So, when a case like McWane—that raises both collusion and exclusion issues—is in front of the FTC, it seems reasonable to expect to receive guidance …read...
