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Apple and Google's 'stranglehold' in UK limiting Brits' mobile phone choices - watchdog

Apple and Google have been criticised by The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority for pushing their own services to users and edging out competition in the market

Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation

Apple and Google’s mobile browser ‘stranglehold’ may face UK investigation

‘Effective duopoly’ holds back Britain’s tech sector and restricts customer choice, says CMA

The Guardian - UK

Dave King responds to CMA Rangers probe over Ibrox kit sales after 'cartel' allegations

Dave King responds to CMA Rangers probe over Ibrox kit sales after 'cartel' allegations

DAVE KING is '100 per cent certain' that Rangers will be cleared of any wrongdoing after the Competition and Markets Authority released their report…

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The key questions as 'cartel activity' allegations surround Rangers kit sales

WHEN it comes to Rangers and their retail arrangements, it seems that nothing is ever simple. Now there is another twist in the tale.

The National (Scotland)

JD Sports faces £2m fine for price-fixing of football kits

JD Sports is set be fined up to £2 million by the Competition and Markets Authority over price-fixing of Rangers replica kits.

Evening Standard

BT-Warner Bros Discovery Sports Deal Invites UK Antitrust Inspection

BT Group Plc's (OTC:BTGOF) £633 million ($797 million) sports TV joint venture with Warner Bros Discovery, Inc (NASDAQ:WBD) is subject to antitrust scrutiny from the U.K.'s competition watchdog, Bloomberg reports. The Competition and Markets Authority enquired whether the transaction could raise competition concerns. Accordingly, CMA will decide whether to move to an in-depth probe…

Britain Competition Watchdog Launches Second Probe On Google

Britain's competition regulator launched its second probe into the advertising practices of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google for allegedly distorting competition and illegally favoring its services, Reuters reports. The Competition and Markets Authority examined three critical parts of the ad tech stack chain, services that mediate ad tech since Google owned the largest…

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JD Sports boss quits after £4.3 million CMA fine

JD Sports boss quits after £4.3 million CMA fine

The Executive Chairman of JD Sports has quit the company after it was fined £4.3 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Evening Standard

Morrisons' £7bn takeover set to see 100 petrol stations sold across the UK

Morrisons' £7bn takeover set to see 100 petrol stations sold across the UK

Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, which also owns forecourt operator Motor Fuel Group (MFG), won over control of the Big Four grocer in October - but the competition watchdog said it could lead to higher prices

Drivers warned as petrol prices could rise following Morrisons takeover

Drivers warned as petrol prices could rise following Morrisons takeover

Drivers are being warned that despite the 5p fuel duty cut, petrol prices could rise again as supermarket giant Morrisons are being taken over by a private firm - adding a knock on affect to petrol prices.

Morrisons' £7bn takeover could push petrol prices up in 120 parts of UK warns watchdog

Morrisons' £7bn takeover could push petrol prices up in 120 parts of UK warns watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority has warned that the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s £7billion takeover of Morrisons could lead to higher fuel prices in more than 120 locations

Online shoppers warned to take care before they ‘drink and click’

Online shoppers warned to take care before they ‘drink and click’

Shoppers may be more vulnerable to misleading sales tactics when they are feeling distracted or tired, the Competition and Markets Authority said.

The Independent UK

Morrisons takeover could lead to higher fuel prices, watchdog warns

Morrisons takeover could lead to higher fuel prices, watchdog warns

Competition and Markets Authority says deal could lead to higher costs for motorists in 121 areas of Britain

The Guardian - UK

NortonLifeLock - Avast Deal Hits UK Antitrust Roadblock; Shares Dive

NortonLifeLock - Avast Deal Hits UK Antitrust Roadblock; Shares Dive

NortonLifeLock Inc's (NASDAQ:NLOK) $8.6 billion purchase of Avast PLC (OTC:AVTTY) (OTC:AVASF) hit a roadblock after Britain's antitrust regulator looked to launch a deeper investigation into the deal. NortonLifeLock in August proposed to acquire rival Avast in a cash-and-stock cyber deal to create a leader in consumer security software. Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the deal…

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EU, UK Launches Antitrust Investigations On Google, Meta

EU and U.K. antitrust regulators launched parallel investigations into Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) unit Google and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) over a 2018 ad deal, CNBC reports. The European Commission and the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority investigated whether the pact between the two tech giants dubbed “Jedi Blue” squeezed competitors out of…

The Independent UK

Buyer of Three network owner to sell 1,000 mobile towers to allay price fears

Competition and Markets Authority said £8.6 billion European deal for CK Hutchison will only be allowed if it sells off parts of the network in UK.

The Independent UK

Teletext Holidays broke consumer law over pandemic refund delays, court rules

The legal action was launched by the Competition and Markets Authority.

The Independent UK

Competition watchdog accepts Google’s privacy changes

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will oversee changes to the removal of third-party cookies from Google’s Chrome browser.

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Online shoppers to receive help to spot rip-offs

The Competition and Markets Authority has launched a campaign to highlight misleading practices

Meta Agrees To Pay $2M Penalty To British Regulator

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority penalized Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) £1.5 million ($2 million) over new issues regarding its purchase of Giphy, Reuters reports. The CMA ordered Meta to sell animated images platform Giphy, which Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook had acquired for a reported $400 million in May 2020, after concluding that remedies offered…

Meta fined by UK watchdog again over enforcement order breaches

Facebook's parent company has been told to pay a £1.5m fine for failing to alert the Competition and Markets Authority of a personnel change

The Independent UK

Meta fined for second time by watchdog for enforcement order breaches

The fine relates to enforcement orders linked to the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into Meta’s proposed takeover of Giphy.

Thousands of Tesco Bank customers in line for refund after error

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that the bank will now explain the situation to customer

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog calls for fines for influencers who fail to declare sponsorship

Competition and Markets Authority wants ‘deterrents’ for stars who do not say they are paid to promote products

The Independent UK

Competition watchdog launches probe into music streaming market

The Competition and Markets Authority will be asking if the market is ‘working well for music lovers’.

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