Category: Global Blogs

US: Virginia private school files antitrust suit over sports league exclusion (Competition Policy International)

An antitrust lawsuit in Virginia has been filed against the state’s High School League, reports say, accusing the league of unfairly excluding private schools from the money-making commodity.

According to reports, Liberty Christian Academy, a private Christian school, filed a federal antitrust complaint that claims the VHSL “entered into agreements that …read more

France: EU corrects remarks about D-Day programming probe (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission has corrected remarks made earlier this week regarding antitrust complaints over French broadcasting plans for D-Day commemorative programming, reports say.

The Commission said Wednesday that it has not received any complaints regarding the matter, a correction of remarks made Tuesday that the regulator received complaints of anticompetitive D-Day …read more

EU: P3 shipping alliance gets a pass, China ruling up next (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission announced late Tuesday that it has approved of the proposed shipping alliance known as P3 between three of the world’s largest market players.

According to reports, Moller-Maersk, the world’s largest shipping container company, Swiss-based Mediterranean Shipping Company and France-based CMA CGM will be allowed to proceed with their …read more

Mexico: America Movil, Televisa can keep exclusive sports broadcasting rights (Competition Policy International)

Mexico telco authorities will reportedly allow the nation’s top telco America Movil and top cable company Grupo Televisa to maintain their exclusive sports broadcasting deals.

America Movil currently has the exclusive rights to broadcast the 2016 Olympics, while Televisa has exclusive rights to broadcast World Cup matches this year, in 2018 …read more