# C_2014084EN.01000901.xml

| 22.3.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 84/9 |
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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 84/07

| 1. | On 14 March 2014, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004( 1 ) by which the undertaking Liberty Global plc (‘Liberty Global’, United Kingdom) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Ziggo NV (‘Ziggo’, the Netherlands) by way of public bid announced on 27 January 2014. |
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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
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for Liberty Global: the provision of TV, broadband internet and voice telephony services via its cable networks in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active in the provision of the aforementioned services (through its subsidiary UPC, which owns and operates a cable network) as well as in the distribution of a number of TV channels, including Sport1 and Film1, —
for Ziggo: the provision of digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, and digital telephony (‘VoIP’) services through its broadband cable network in the Netherlands. Ziggo is also active in the provision of mobile telephony services, as well as in the distribution of HBO-branded TV channels (via a joint venture with HBO Sub). All of Ziggo's activities are limited to the Netherlands. | — | for Liberty Global: the provision of TV, broadband internet and voice telephony services via its cable networks in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active in the provision of the aforementioned services (through its subsidiary UPC, which owns and operates a cable network) as well as in the distribution of a number of TV channels, including Sport1 and Film1, | — | for Ziggo: the provision of digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, and digital telephony (‘VoIP’) services through its broadband cable network in the Netherlands. Ziggo is also active in the provision of mobile telephony services, as well as in the distribution of HBO-branded TV channels (via a joint venture with HBO Sub). All of Ziggo's activities are limited to the Netherlands. |
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| — | for Liberty Global: the provision of TV, broadband internet and voice telephony services via its cable networks in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe. In the Netherlands, Liberty Global is active in the provision of the aforementioned services (through its subsidiary UPC, which owns and operates a cable network) as well as in the distribution of a number of TV channels, including Sport1 and Film1, | | | | |
| — | for Ziggo: the provision of digital and analogue cable video, broadband internet, and digital telephony (‘VoIP’) services through its broadband cable network in the Netherlands. Ziggo is also active in the provision of mobile telephony services, as well as in the distribution of HBO-branded TV channels (via a joint venture with HBO Sub). All of Ziggo's activities are limited to the Netherlands. | | | | |

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.7000 — Liberty Global/Ziggo, to the following address:
European Commission Directorate-General for Competition Merger Registry 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË | European Commission | Directorate-General for Competition | Merger Registry | 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel | BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
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| BELGIQUE/BELGIË | | | | | | |

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( 1 )  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘Merger Regulation’).

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