Global Radio / GMG merger inquiry

The Competition Commission has decided that Global Radio Holdings Limited must sell radio stations in seven areas of the UK following its completed acquisition of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited).

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
20 May 2014
Case type:
Mergers
Case state:
Closed
Market sector:
Communications
Outcome:
Mergers - phase 2 clearance with remedies
Opened:
11 October 2012
Closed:
22 May 2013

Administrative timetable

  • Published on 31 October 2012, as required by Rule 6 of the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure. Any further revisions made to the timetable will be published on this website.
Date Action
11 October 2012 Merger reference made
Mid October to Early November Gathering information, issuing questionnaires, third party hearings
Mid November Publish statement of issues
Early January 2013 Main party hearings
January Verifying information, considering provisional findings
11 January Deadline for all parties바카라 사이트™ responses/submissions required before provisional findings
February Publishing provisional findings
March Consider possible remedies and response hearing(s)
26 April Final deadline for all parties바카라 사이트™ responses/submissions
May Publish final report
22 May 2013 Revised statutory deadline

Phase 2

Date of referral: 11.10.12 Statutory deadline: 22.05.13

Contact

Email: Global-GMG@cc.gsi.gov.uk

Undertakings

  • Ìý(19.10.12)
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  • Ìý(01.02.13)
  • Ìý(26.07.13)
  • Ìý(23.12.13)
  • Ìý(03.02.14)

Reports

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Responses to provisional findings and notice of possible remedies

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Responses to issues statement

  • Ìý(21.11.12)
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Summaries of hearings held with third parties

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Initial submissions

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  • All other annexes are confidential and as such not published here 30.11.12
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News releases

  • Ìý(11.10.12)
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Core documents

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  • Inquiry Group: Simon Polito (Chairman of the Group), Stephen Oram and Roger Witcomb (18.02.14)
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Phase 1

Global Radio / GMG Radio

Decisions:

11 October 2012 - Reference

Affected market: Radio advertising

Links: Report of the OFT to the Secretary of State of 28 September 2012 (pdf 416kb)

Completed acquisition by Global Radio Holdings Limited of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited)

Affected market: Radio advertising No. ME/5561/12

Referred.

Download the full text of the decision (pdf 433kb)

Updates to this page

Published 20 May 2014
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