Merger Notification - Announcement according to § 10 Cartel Act
Discovery, Inc.; WarnerMedia, LLC
BWB/Z-5766
On 18.11.2021 the Austrian Federal Competition Authority was notified of the following merger:
Planned purchase process
Discovery, Inc., USA, intends to acquire sole control of the business, operations, assets and
liabilities that constitute the WarnerMedia segment of AT&T Inc., USA.
Economic Sector: Television programming and broadcasting activities; Motion picture, video and television programme activities
Industry sector: J - Information und Kommunikation
Deadline for bringing in an application pursuant to § 11(1) Cartel Act will end on 16.12.2021.
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.
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 17.12.2021 .