CELEX: 32006M4479
Language: en
Date: 2006-12-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 22/12/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No COMP/M.4479 - NEWS CORPORATION / JAMBA / OJOM) according to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (Only the English text is authentic)

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32006M4479

Commission Decision of 22/12/2006 declaring a concentration to be compatible with the common market (Case No IV/M.4479 - NEWS CORPORATION / JAMBA / OJOM) according to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Only the English text is authentic)  

		Brussels, 22.12.2006SG-Greffe(2006) D/208453(...PICT...)(...PICT...)(...PICT...)To the Notifying partyDear Madam and/or Sir,Subject: Case No. COMP/M.4479 - NEWS CORPORATION/JAMBA/OJOMNotification of 17.11.2006 pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [1]Publication in the Official Journal of the European Union No. C288, 25.11.2006, p.221. On 17.11.2006, the Commission received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 by which the undertaking News Corporation (“NewsCorp”, USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Council Regulation control of the undertakings Jamba! GmbH (“Jamba”, Germany) and Ojom GmbH (“Ojom”, Germany) purchase of shares.2. The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:- for undertaking NewsCorp : Film, TV, cable network programming, satellite TV, magazines, newspapers, books;- for undertaking Jamba : Mobile phone entertainment;- for undertaking Ojom : Content for mobile entertainment.3. After examination of the notification, the Commission has concluded that the notified operation falls within the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 and of paragraph 5, subparagraph b and c, of the Commission Notice on a simplified procedure for treatment of certain concentrations under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 [2].4. For the reasons set out in the Notice on a simplified procedure, the Commission has decided not to oppose the notified operation and to declare it compatible with the common market and with the EEA Agreement. This decision is adopted in application of Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004.For the CommissionPhilip LOWEDirector Generalsigned by Lowri EVANS,Deputy Director-General[1] OJ L 24, 29.1.2004 p. 1[2] OJ C 56, 05.3.2005 p.32--------------------------------------------------