Case M.8861 - COMCAST / SKY
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DG Competition Case M.8861 - COMCAST / SKY Only the English text is available and authentic. REGULATION (EC) No 139/2004 MERGER PROCEDURE Article 6(1)(b) NON-OPPOSITION Date: 15/06/2018 In electronic form on the EUR-Lex website under document number 32018M8861 EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 15.6.2018 C(2018) 3923 final In the published version of this decision, some information has been omitted pursuant to Article 17(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets and PUBLIC VERSION other confidential information. The omissions are shown thus […]. Where possible the information omitted has been replaced by ranges of figures or a general description. To the notifying party Subject: Case M.8861 - Comcast/Sky Commission decision pursuant to Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation No 139/20041 and Article 57 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area2 Dear Sir or Madam, (1) On 7 May 2018, the European Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of the Merger Regulation by which Comcast Corporation ("Comcast" or the "Notifying Party", United States) proposes to acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation sole control of the whole of Sky plc ("Sky", United Kingdom and the "Proposed Transaction"). Comcast and Sky are collectively referred to as the "Parties".3 1. THE OPERATION (2) Comcast is a US listed global media, technology and entertainment company, with two primary businesses: Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal ("NBCU"). Comcast is present in Europe almost entirely through NBCU, which is active in Europe in: (i) production, sales and distribution of film and television content; (ii) wholesale supply of TV channels and on-demand services; (iii) CNBC, a business news service, as well as NBC News; (iv) the provision of television content to end users through NBCU’s video on demand service; (v) the licensing of its 1 OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p.
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