Class action dismissed in TV bundling case

Thursday, 12 April 2012

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is hearing the case
A US court of appeal has dismissed an antitrust class action in which NBC and other television programmers and distributors stood accused of hindering competition, but the plaintiffs have asked the court to take a second look at their allegations.

Recent Verizon deals under microscope for antitrust concerns

Thursday, 09 February 2012

Verizon
A recent string of deals and proposed joint ventures by US telecoms heavyweight Verizon Wireless may draw mixed reactions from antitrust enforcers and other regulators tasked with monitoring the industry.

Judge dismisses parent companies from online music lawsuit

Wednesday, 20 July 2011

Sucess for parent companies in music MDL
A federal judge has dismissed Time Warner, Sony and Bertlesmann from an antitrust lawsuit alleging a conspiracy to fix prices for online music, after finding the companies could not be held liable for the alleged actions of their subsidiaries.

Consumer group takes aim at TV Everywhere

Premium Article - Tuesday, 05 January 2010

A media watchdog group has asked the US Department of Justice's antitrust division and lawmakers to investigate a cable industry proposal it claims could lead to collusion and would shut smaller rivals out of the online television market.

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