Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Österreichischer Rundfunk; RIG Radio Innovations GmbH
BWB/Z-6244
On 13.04.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Österreichischer Rundfunk intends to acquire 50% of the shares in Radioplayer Österreich GmbH. The latter is a wholly owned subsidiary of RIG Radio Innovations GmbH. The concentration concerns the broadcasting of radio stations on the Internet (Radio braodcasting).
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 25.05.2023.
Entrepreneurs whose legal or economic interests are affected by the merger can bring in a written statement at the Federal Competition Authority or the Federal Cartel Prosecutor within 14 days from publication date.
Note: The intervening party has no right to a certain treatment of the statement and will not gain a party position.
On 27.04.2023 the applicant requested the extension of the deadline for the submission of an application for examination by two weeks, pursuant to § 11 (1a) Cartel Act. The deadline for the submission of an application for examinations by the administrative authorities is extended by two weeks, thus ending on 25.04.2023.
Non-prohibition of the merger
The Federal Competition Authority and the Federal Cartel Prosecutor have not applied for examination of the merger by the Cartel Court. The standstill obligation (§ 17 (1) Cartel Act) ends with effect from 26.05.2023 .