# C_2014272EN.01000901.xml

| 20.8.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 272/9 |
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20.8.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 272/9

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7282 — Liberty Global / Discovery / All3Media)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2014/C 272/08)

| 1. | On 11 August 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 undertakings Liberty Global plc (‘Liberty Global’, United Kingdom) and Discovery Communications, Inc. (‘Discovery’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking All3Media Holdings Limited (‘All3Media’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 11 August 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 undertakings Liberty Global plc (‘Liberty Global’, United Kingdom) and Discovery Communications, Inc. (‘Discovery’, United States) acquire within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the whole of the undertaking All3Media Holdings Limited (‘All3Media’, United Kingdom) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Liberty Global: provision of TV, voice telephony and broadband internet services via its cable network in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe,
  —   for Discovery: global distribution of TV channels and non-fiction media entertainment,
  —   for All3Media: production and distribution of television programmes. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Liberty Global: provision of TV, voice telephony and broadband internet services via its cable network in 12 countries across Europe, as well as in certain countries outside of Europe,

for Liberty Global

—   for Discovery: global distribution of TV channels and non-fiction media entertainment,

for Discovery

—   for All3Media: production and distribution of television programmes.

for All3Media

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope of the Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7282 — Liberty Global / Discovery / All3Media, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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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 email to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number M.7282 — Liberty Global / Discovery / All3Media, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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

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