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		<title><![CDATA[Friends Reunited sale referred to regulator]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ITV faces another regulatory setback to its online ambitions with its £25m sale of Friends Reunited being referred to the Competition Commission. The broadcaster had agreed a sale of the social networking site to Brightsolid, a division of DC Thomson & Co, the newspaper and magazine publisher, in August. Brightsolid...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:12:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[UK watchdog rules against ticketing merger]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The controversial merger deal struck by Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation suffered a further setback on Thursday after UK antitrust authorities poured cold water on their plans to create a live music powerhouse. In a provisional ruling, the Competition Commission said the tie-up between the top US ticket seller and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:09:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BBC to share iPlayer with rivals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The BBC is proposing sharing its iPlayer technology with its UK TV rivals. The plan forms part of a wider set of public service proposals, which the BBC says could benefit public service broadcasters by more than GBP120m per year by 2014.       ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:24:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GCAP MEDIA PLC - Strategy Presentation.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOT FOR PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE IT WOULD BE  UNLAWFUL TO DO SO                                 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sportech's Vernons bid cleared]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission has cleared Sportech's proposed acquisition of Vernons Football Pools.  It said: "Although Littlewoods and Vernons pools provide customers with similar products, we found little evidence that customers have switched between the two in the past. Similarly, the customer survey evidence we examined pointed to the conclusion...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Darling may be forced to trim forecasts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OUTLOOK   Still no official confirmation, but unless Treasury officials are unnecessarily burning the mid-night oil, both the results of the Government's comprehensive spending review and the pre-Budget report PBR will be announced to the Commons on Monday. Everything in politics nowadays is seen through the prism of whether...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.K. Trade Minister Declines To Refer GE, Smiths Deal To Competition Commission]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain's Trade Minister Ian McCartney last Friday said he would accept a  proposal by General Electric [GE] and Smiths Group to protect classified  information and technology, as well as the strategic capabilities Smiths has in  weapons platforms for the United Kingdom, rather than refer the pending merger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watchdog fails to put bite on loan sharks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Britain's competition watchdog yesterday stopped short of imposing price caps on door-to-door lenders despite accusing them of making [pound]75m in excess profits at the expense of the poor.    The Competition Commission's move provoked anger among organisations dealing with low-income groups. According to the Commission, interest rates on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Watchdog delays grocery report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Competition Commission is set to push back the publication of its views on the grocery market until next year because of the weight of material it has had to wade through. Justin King, J Sainsbury's CEO, said the watchdog's "emerging thinking" had been delayed.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waitrose seeks Scottish growth SUPERMARKETS: INCOMER]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALASTAIR McKay, deputy chairman of Waitrose owner John Lewis Partnership, refuses to be intimidated by the dominance of his rivals.   Battling for a space in a marketplace crowded by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons has yet to defeat Waitrose down south, he declares. And it is not about...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Anticipated acquisition of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc -- Competition Commission invites evidence.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200512/ai_n20059522]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-7 December 2005-UK Government: Anticipated acquisition  of Ottakar's plc by HMV Group plc through Waterstone's plc --  Competition Commission invites evidenceC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS  LTD    RDATE:07122005    The Office of Fair Trading OFT has referred the anticipated  acquisition of Ottakar's plc...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Competition Commission provisionally clears National Express Group bid for Thameslink and Great Northern Rail franchise.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-22 November 2005-UK Government: Competition Commission  provisionally clears National Express Group bid for Thameslink and Great  Northern Rail franchiseC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:22112005    The Competition Commission CC has provisionally cleared the  franchise bid by National Express Group plc NEG of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LONDON SCOTTISH BANK PLC - Trading Update.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5937/is_200511/ai_n23958705]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[10 November 2005                               LONDON SCOTTISH BANK PLC             ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Robert Wiseman Dairies' proposed merger referred to Competition Commission.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-19 October 2005-UK Government: Robert Wiseman  Dairies' proposed merger referred to Competition  CommissionC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:19102005    The OFT today referred the anticipated acquisition by Robert  Wiseman Dairies plc of the fresh milk business of Scottish Milk Dairies  Limited...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[National Express's anticipated acquisition of the Thameslink and Great Northern rail franchise; Competition Commission invites evidence.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200508/ai_n20014802]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-5 August 2005-UK Government: National Express's  anticipated acquisition of the Thameslink and Great Northern rail  franchise; Competition Commission invites evidenceC1994-2005 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:05082005    The Office of Fair Trading OFT has referred the anticipated  acquisition by National Express Group...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Somerfield may have to sell 14 stores on competition grounds]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The supermarket giants' race for space in the convenience store sector could be over after the start of a tough regime signalled yesterday by the competition regulator.    The Competition Commission has concluded that Somerfield's recent purchase of 115 stores from Wm Morrison has killed competition in several...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Outlook: Trouble in store for Somerfield]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another day and another addition to the rule book which dictates who may own Britain's supermarkets, and, if so, how many and where. The Competition Commission has ordered Somerfield to sell off 14 of the 115 Safeway stores it bought last year from Wm Morrison. Most of these are 'mid-range'...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OUTLOOK: Common sense prevails on rail bids]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The arrangements for vetting bidders for rail franchises on competition grounds have long been in disarray and now the regulatory authorities have belatedly recognised it. The Competition Commission has promised that in an as yet unspecified way it will change the rules so that there will be no repeat of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Completed acquisition by Bucher Industries AG of Johnston Sweepers Limited; Competition Commission invites evidence.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200504/ai_n19891896]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-8 April 2005-UK Government: Completed acquisition by  Bucher Industries AG of Johnston Sweepers Limited; Competition  Commission invites evidenceC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:08042005    The Office of Fair Trading OFT has referred the completed  acquisition by Bucher Industries AG of Johnston Sweepers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tchenguiz joins queue of suitors for Somerfield]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050325/ai_n13462125]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SHARES IN Somerfield jumped yesterday at the prospect of a pounds 1.5bn bidding war after the supermarket group revealed suitors were queuing up to buy the company.    Robert Tchenguiz, the property developer, is behind one of the approaches, worth 205p a share, and Ian and Richard Livingstone,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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