Cineworld / City Screen merger inquiry

The Competition Commission investigated the completed acquisition by Cineworld Group plc (Cineworld) of City Screen Limited (City Screen).

Administrative timetable

Phase 2 date Action
14 October 2013 Statutory deadline
8 October 2013 Publish final report
21 August 2013 Publish provisional findings, publish notice of possible remedies (if required)
19 July Deadline for all parties바카라 사이트™ submissions before provisional findings
July 2013 Main party hearings
May to June 2013 Publish statement of issues
May 2013 Gathering information through document requests, questionnaires, third party hearings and a site visit
30 April 2013 Merger reference made

Phase 2

Case closed

16 February 2015: Cineworld has sold its Cambridge cinema to The Light, a purchaser approved by the CMA. This now completes the divestments required by the Competition Commission.

CMA news story: CMA welcomes Cambridge cinema sale (16.2.15)

Notice of acceptance of further undertakings varying final undertakings

22 October 2014: The CMA has accepted a variation to the final undertakings given by Cineworld and City Screen to remedy the SLC found in its final report.

  • (22.10.14)

Notice of intention to vary undertakings

30 September 2014: The CMA is consulting on a variation to the final undertakings given by Cineworld and City Screen to remedy the SLC found in its final report.

  • (30.09.14)

Invitation to comment: Now closed

Undertakings

  • Ìý(14.05.13)
  • Ìý(23.12.13)
  • Ìý(31.01.14)

Evidence

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CC-commissioned research and surveys

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Announcements

  • CC commissions GfK NOP (an independent market research company) to conduct a survey on behalf of the CC into how cinema services are supplied in the UK for the Cineworld / City Screen merger inquiry (17.06.13)

  • (25.03.14)

News releases

  • Ìý(01.05.13)
  • Ìý(29.05.13)
  • Ìý(20.08.13)
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Core documents

Phase 1

Decisions

30 April 2013 - Reference

Affected market: Motion picture projection

SIC code: 92.13

Initial undertakings (30 April 2013)

Cineworld / City Screens

Cineworld / City Screens Initial undertakings

Name of acquirer: Cineworld Group plc

Description of merger: Completed acquisition by Cineworld Group plc of City Screens Limited

Date original undertakings accepted: 24/12/2012

Companies giving undertakings: Cineworld Group plc and City Screens Limited

Nature of undertakings: hold separate undertakings

SIC code: 92.13

Details of undertakings: Download the (pdf 48kb)

Amendments/consents: None to date

Affected market: Motion picture projection

No. ME/5877/12

Referred

Read the (pdf 495kb).

Updates to this page

Published 16 February 2015