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New Zealand Blocks Vodafone and Sky Merger

by Alan Spencer

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has refused to grant clearance for a merger of Sky Network Television and Vodafone New Zealand. The focus of the Commission’s assessment was centred on competition in both the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Good News and Bad News for Qualcomm

by Bob Raikes

In separate news stories, there was good news and bad news for Qualcomm over the holiday. on the bad news side the company got a fine of $865 million for ‘abuse of market dominance’ …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 24 - Issue 01

HannStar Getting to Black

by Bob Raikes

Hannstar is close to achieving profitability according to reports from Asia as prices have got firmer, especially in markets such as low end smartphones and featurephones where a number of companies have dropped out …

$25.5M Agreed in Oregon LCD Settlement

by Bob Raikes

A settlement has beeen agreed between the state of Oregon and nine LCD panel makers over the price fixing case that has been going on since 2007. The amounts are $6.97 million from LG …

EC Begins Pay-TV Antitrust Investigations

by Tom Allen

The European Commission has involved six major US film studios in an antitrust filing. A Statement of Objections (a formal step in EC violations into expected antitrust inquiries) has been sent to Disney, NBC …

Mediaset, Sky Italia Negotiate Pay-TV Deal

by Helen Vince

Mediaset and Sky italia are reported to be in negotiations about setting up a joint venture pay-TV company. According to Italian sources, Sky Italia would take the majority stake in the JV, which is …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Asian Firms Agree to Pay $45M in LCD Case

by Helen Vince

Seven electronics manufacturers have agreed to pay $45 million in settlement charges to Washington state, over their alleged involvement in the LCD price fixing cartel which took place between 1998 and 2006. In 2010, …

Qualcomm Reveals New Allegations

by Raverstead

Qualcomm is currently facing an antitrust investigation in China (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) and has now revealed new probes in the USA and Europe. During the company’s earnings report (see Finance News), …

Motorola Mobility Loses Price-fixing Appeal

by Raverstead

A US court has rejected an antitrust lawsuit brought by Motorola Mobility against several Asian LCD manufacturers. Many companies have pleaded guilty and been fined in the price-fixing cartel which operated between 2001 and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Motorola| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Barco Works With Authorities on Videowall Investigation

by Raverstead

There is an enquiry ongoing in China regarding the import of large videowalls between 1997 and 2009 – before such products were assembled in the country. Barco has announced that it is co-operating with …

EC Unhappy About Telefonica’s Canal+ Deal

by Raverstead

The European Commission has cast further doubt on Telefonica’s proposed acquisition of Canal+ in Spain, warning that the deal is likely to have a severe impact on competition. Telefonica already owns 22% of Canal+ …

Qualcomm Facing EC Antitrust Probe

by Super User

A Reuters report suggests that Qualcomm could be facing an investigation by the European Commission into an allegation of anti-competitive behaviour made by a subsidiary of Nvidia four years ago. British firm Icera was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Qualcomm| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21