# C_2014281EN.01000501.xml

| 23.8.2014 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 281/5 |
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23.8.2014

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 281/5

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case M.7194 — Liberty Global/Corelio/W&W/De Vijver Media)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2014/C 281/06

| 1. | On 18 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 undertaking Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom), along with the undertaking Waterman & Waterman NV (Belgium) and Corelio Publishing NV (Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking De Vijver Media NV (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares. |
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On 18 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 undertaking Liberty Global plc (United Kingdom), along with the undertaking Waterman & Waterman NV (Belgium) and Corelio Publishing NV (Belgium), acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation joint control of the undertaking De Vijver Media NV (Belgium) by way of purchase of shares.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:
  —   for Liberty Global plc: 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 Belgium, Liberty Global is the controlling shareholder of Telenet, which owns and operates a cable network in Flanders and parts of Brussels. Telenet also operates a number of PayTV channels under the brands ‘Sporting Telenet’ and ‘PRIME’,
  —   for Waterman & Waterman NV: financial holding company controlled by two individuals, namely Wouter Vandenhaute and Erik Watté,
  —   for Corelio Publishing NV: publishing of newspapers, online news and selling of advertising space,
  —   for De Vijver Media NV: broadcasting of the Dutch-language TV channels ‘Vier’ and ‘Vijf’ through its subsidiary SBS Belgium NV, production of TV content through its subsidiaries Woestijnvis NV and Desert Fishes NV, selling of advertising space on several TV channels through its subsidiary SBS Sales Belgium NV. |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

—   for Liberty Global plc: 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 Belgium, Liberty Global is the controlling shareholder of Telenet, which owns and operates a cable network in Flanders and parts of Brussels. Telenet also operates a number of PayTV channels under the brands ‘Sporting Telenet’ and ‘PRIME’,

for Liberty Global plc

—   for Waterman & Waterman NV: financial holding company controlled by two individuals, namely Wouter Vandenhaute and Erik Watté,

for Waterman & Waterman NV

—   for Corelio Publishing NV: publishing of newspapers, online news and selling of advertising space,

for Corelio Publishing NV

—   for De Vijver Media NV: broadcasting of the Dutch-language TV channels ‘Vier’ and ‘Vijf’ through its subsidiary SBS Belgium NV, production of TV content through its subsidiaries Woestijnvis NV and Desert Fishes NV, selling of advertising space on several TV channels through its subsidiary SBS Sales Belgium NV.

for De Vijver Media NV

| 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.7194 — Liberty Global/Corelio/W&W/De Vijver Media to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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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.7194 — Liberty Global/Corelio/W&W/De Vijver Media 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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