Volume: 11 Issue: 4
(April 2009)
Keywords:
competition commission
blocking
joint venture
tv
oft
office of fair trading
Authors:
duncan liddell
belinda bagge
Organisations:
ashurst llp
Jurisdictions:
uk
The UK's Competition Commission recently blocked Project Kangaroo, a proposed video on demand joint venture between TV broadcasters ITV, Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide. Duncan Liddell and Belinda Bagge, of Ashurst LLP, examine the concerns of the competition authorities in relation to Project Kangaroo, the possible remedies considered and the implications that the blocking decision could have for e-commerce businesses.