Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Groupe Canal+ SA; PPF Cyprus Management Limited; Viaplay Group AB (publ)
BWB/Z-6456
On 22.12.2023 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Groupe Canal+ SA (France) and PPF Cyprus Management Limited (Cyprus) intend to increase their existing shareholdings in Viaplay Group AB (publ) (Sweden) to more than 25% each.
The Transaction concerns the licensing of film and series content.
Affected industry: Television programming and broadcasting activities.
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 19.01.2024.
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.
Datum des Prüfungsantrages durch den Bundeskartellanwalt: 20.01.2024