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Thus the DSL operators act only as carriers of Vivendi’s packages and never as distributors; Vivendi keeps the direct commercial relationship with subscribers to its packages for itself.
Operaterji DSL tako samo prenašajo pakete podjetja Vivendi in jih nikakor ne distribuirajo, saj je podjetje Vivendi obdržalo neposredni trgovinski odnos z naročniki teh paketov.
On the pay-TV market, therefore, DSL operators such as Télé 2 act as distributors only in respect of their own, ‘proprietary’ packages, that is to say packages of channels and television services for which they themselves acquire the broadcasting rights from the producers and which they then offer direct to the final consumer.
Tako operaterji DSL, kot je Télé 2, nastopajo kot distributerji na trgu plačljive trgovine samo za svoje „lastniške“ pakete, tj. pakete, sestavljene iz kanalov in televizijskih storitev, za katere od izdajateljev sami pridobijo pravico do razširjanja in ki jih nato neposredno ponudijo končnim uporabnikom.
These proprietary packages are marketed as part of what are known as ‘multiple-play’ offerings, which also include telecommunications services such as telephone services or high-speed Internet access.
Ti lastniški paketi se tržijo v okviru večstoritvene ponudbe, imenovane multiple play, ki zajema tudi telekomunikacijske storitve (telefonijo in/ali hitri internetni dostop).
The DSL and digital terrestrial television (DTT) platforms are the most dynamic forms of distribution and the main vectors of growth in the market for pay TV in France, while growth in the numbers of satellite and cable subscribers has been relatively moderate.
Platformi DSL in digitalne prizemne televizije (DVB-T) sta najbolj dinamična načina distribucije in glavni vodili rasti trga plačljive televizije v Franciji, medtem ko je pri satelitski in kabelski televiziji opaziti precej zmerno rast z vidika števila naročnikov.
Given the increase forecast in the number of households with a DSL connection in France in the next few years, the number of subscribers to the DSL operators’ multiple-play offerings should in the nature of things continue to grow rapidly.
Ob upoštevanju predvidljive rasti deleža francoskega prebivalstva, ki bo v naslednjih letih imelo povezavo DSL, bi moralo število naročnikov na ponudbo multiple play operaterjev DSL avtomatično še naprej močno rasti.
The dynamism of the DSL operators is due to the comparative advantages they have over other platforms:
Dinamiko operaterjev DSL je mogoče pojasniti z dejstvom, da imajo ti nekatere prednosti v primerjavi z drugimi platformami:
they have the commercial advantages of multiple-play, which are not available to satellite and DTT (high-speed Internet, IP telephone services, television, and gradually also mobile telephone services);
komercialne prednosti storitve multiple play (hitri internet, IP telefonija, televizija in, postopno, mobilna telefonija), ki jih ni mogoče reproducirati prek satelita ali digitalne prizemne televizije,
they also have technical advantages, in that their services are provided by conventional telephone line (copper pair), and they can offer innovative services such as VoD (unlike satellite and DTT, for want of a return path) as well as conventional PPV services.
tehnične prednosti: storitev, ki jo zagotavlja klasična telefonska linija (bakreni vod), možnost inovativnih storitev, kot je video na zahtevo (VoD) (v primerjavi s satelitsko in digitalno prizemno televizijo zaradi nerazpoložljivosti povratnega kanala), poleg klasičnih storitev plačaj, kolikor gledaš (PPV).
However, the market survey showed that the DSL operators’ own television packages currently exert only weak competitive pressure on the Vivendi group’s offerings as a result of their lack of access to attractive television content.
Kljub temu je tržna raziskava pokazala, da lastniški televizijski paketi operaterjev DSL trenutno izvajajo manjši konkurenčni pritisk na ponudbe skupine Vivendi, ker ne morejo priti do zanimivih televizijskih vsebin.
This is the direct result of the exclusive contracts concluded by Vivendi with almost all the producers of the most attractive and best-known channels in France, whether outsiders or producers belonging to its own group.
Sicer pa je ta omejitev neposredna posledica izključnih pravic, ki jih je skupina Vivendi sklenila s skoraj vsemi izdajatelji najzanimivejših in najbolj znanih kanalov v Franciji, ne glede na to, ali gre za zunanje izdajatelje ali izdajatelje, ki pripadajo njihovi skupini.
Horizontal effects
Horizontalni učinki
On the basis of the information gathered during the second stage of the investigation, the Commission estimates Vivendi’s share of the market at between [60-70] % in number of subscribers.
Na podlagi informacij, zbranih med drugo fazo raziskave, Komisija ocenjuje, da se tržni delež skupine Vivendi giblje med [60–70] % po številu naročnikov.
In any event, Vivendi’s market share measured in turnover is very much greater than its market share measured in number of subscribers, because of the difference between the selling price of its offerings and those of its competitors.
V vsakem primeru je tržni delež skupine Vivendi po prometu močno večji od njenega deleža, izračunanega na podlagi števila naročnikov, zaradi prodajne cene njenih televizijskih ponudb v primerjavi s ponudbami njenih tekmecev.
Télé 2 has a very small market share, at less than 1 %.
Télé 2 ima zelo majhen tržni delež, manjši od 1 %.
According to the figures supplied by the notifying party, Télé 2 accounted for less than 2 % of net recruitment over the whole market in 2006.
Po podatkih priglasitelja je podjetje Télé 2 v letu 2006 imelo manj kot 2 % neto novih naročnikov na celotnem trgu.
The small size of Télé 2’s market share may be due to its relatively late entry into the market in pay TV (June 2006), but there is nothing to suggest that Télé 2 plays a special role in the market, or that it can be expected to play such a role in the foreseeable future.
Čeprav lahko manjši tržni delež podjetja Télé 2 pojasnimo s sorazmerno poznim vstopom na trg plačljive televizije (junija 2006), se vseeno ne zdi, da bi imelo to podjetje posebno vlogo na trgu, niti da bi bilo pozvano, naj ima takšno vlogo v predvidljivi prihodnosti.
According to the factual evidence provided by the notifying party and the third parties questioned during the course of the market survey, Télé 2’s current market share is generally representative of the competition it exerts or might come to exert in the market.
Na podlagi dejstev, ki so jih navedli priglasitelj in tretje osebe, anketirane v okviru tržne raziskave, je trenutni tržni delež podjetja Télé 2 na splošno reprezentativen za konkurenčni pritisk, ki ga izvaja ali naj bi ga izvajal na trg.
The market survey showed that Télé 2 has no specific advantages over other DSL operators, and consequently that in the absence of the present transaction it could not be expected to grow more rapidly than the average for the market.
Tržna raziskava je namreč opozorila, da podjetje Télé 2 nima posebnih ugodnosti v primerjavi z drugimi operaterji DSL, in zato naj brez zadevne transakcije ne bi raslo hitreje kot povprečna podjetja na trgu.
But the market survey also showed that, if Vivendi were to give Télé 2 privileged access to programme content, Télé 2 could strengthen its position in the downstream market for the distribution of pay TV rapidly and substantially.
Toda tržna raziskava je pokazala, da bi lahko podjetje Télé 2, če bi ga skupina Vivendi z vidika dostopa do avdiovizualnih vsebin obravnavala privilegirano, hitro in občutno okrepilo svoj položaj na spodnjem delu tržne verige distribucije plačljive televizije.
Vertical effects
Vertikalni učinki
The second stage of the investigation — bearing out the serious concerns expressed in the decision to initiate proceedings — clearly confirmed that Vivendi’s incentive to avoid favouring any particular DSL operator in terms of access to content (channels and programmes) will disappear or will be very substantially reduced post-merger.
V drugi fazi raziskave, v kateri so se okrepili resni dvomi, navedeni v odločbi o sprožitvi postopka, je bilo jasno potrjeno, da se bodo spodbude skupine Vivendi, v skladu s katerimi se še naprej ne bi dajala prednost nekaterim operaterjem DSL z vidika dostopa do vsebine (kanali in avdiovizualni programi), po transakciji prenehale pojavljati oziroma se bodo občutno zmanjšale.
Once Vivendi becomes a fully fledged DSL operator, its incentive to avoid discriminating between DSL operators will be removed.
Takoj ko bo skupina Vivendi postala polnopravni operater DSL, ne bo več spodbujala nerazlikovanja med operaterji DSL.
It will have an interest in favouring SFR/Télé 2, in order to capture for itself the biggest share possible in the growth in the DSL segment of the downstream market in the distribution of pay TV.
Imela bo namreč interes dajati prednost podjetju SFR/Télé 2, da bi si v svojo korist pridobila čim večji možni delež rasti segmenta DSL na spodnjem delu tržne verige distribucije plačljive televizije.
Vivendi’s very substantial position in the upstream and intermediate markets would enable it to boost the proprietary package of SFR/Télé 2 considerably by giving it attractive and/or differentiated content (channels or broadcasting rights) which is not accessible to other DSL operators or which is available to them only on terms less advantageous than those granted to SFR/Télé 2.
Zelo močan položaj, ki ga ima skupina Vivendi na zgornjem in vmesnem delu tržne verige, bi ji omogočal, da bi občutno okrepila lastniški paket podjetja SFR/Télé 2, saj bi mu dodelila zanimive in/ali drugačne vsebine (kanale ali avdiovizualne pravice), do katerih ne bi mogli dostopati drugi operaterji DSL ali bi lahko ti do njih dostopali po manj ugodnih pogojih od tistih, dodeljenih podjetju SFR/Télé 2.
Insofar as the telecommunications component (telephone and Internet) of DSL operators’ multiple-play offerings is relatively standard, such a strengthening of the television component in Télé 2’s multiple-play offering would differentiate it strongly and would make it a great deal more attractive.
Če je telekomunikacijska komponenta (telefonija in internet) večstoritvenih ponudb multiple play operaterjev DSL sorazmerno standardizirana, bi imela takšna okrepitev televizijske komponente ponudbe multiple play podjetja Télé 2 močan razlikovalni učinek in bi občutno povečala privlačnost njegove ponudbe.
These discriminatory measures would bring about a substantial increase in the attractiveness of Télé 2’s offerings, and consequently of its subscriber base, while competing DSL operators would have no real access to equivalent content.
Ti diskriminacijski ukrepi bi namreč občutno povečali privlačnost ponudb podjetja Télé 2 (in torej njegove baze naročnikov), ne da bi imeli konkurenčni operaterji DSL dejansko možnost dostopanja do enakovrednih alternativnih vsebin.
The position of DSL operators on the downstream market in the distribution of pay TV would be significantly weakened, and this would also weaken their position as potential buyers of rights for the distribution of channels or the broadcasting of television programmes.
Zaradi tega bi bil položaj operaterjev DSL na spodnjem delu tržne verige distribucije plačljive televizije precej oslabljen, kar bi prav tako oslabilo njihov položaj morebitnih kupcev pravic do distribuiranja kanalov ali pravic do razširjanja avdiovizualnih programov.
Vivendi’s negotiating position in the upstream and intermediate markets would be greatly reinforced by the broadening of its subscriber base.
Pogajalska moč skupine Vivendi na zgornjem in vmesnem delu tržne verige bi se zato s povečanjem njene baze naročnikov precej okrepila.
In conclusion, the proposed transaction as originally notified might weaken the emerging competitive pressure exerted by DSL operators on the downstream market in the distribution of pay TV, which is already fragile as a result of the very strong position held by Vivendi in all markets for pay TV in France.
Skratka, predlagana transakcija, kot je bila prvotno priglašena, vsebuje tveganje, da bi oslabila nastajajoči konkurenčni pritisk, ki ga izvajajo operaterji DSL na spodnjem delu tržne verige distribucije plačljive televizije, medtem ko je ta že šibek zaradi zelo pomembnega položaja, ki ga ima skupina Vivendi na vseh trgih plačljive televizije v Franciji.
The weakening of potential competition from DSL operators in the downstream market would produce a corresponding reinforcement of the very strong positions held by Vivendi in the upstream and intermediate markets.
Oslabitev potencialne konkurence operaterjev DSL na spodnjem delu tržne verige bi še bolj okrepila zelo močna položaja skupine Vivendi na zgornjem in vmesnem delu tržne verige.
REMEDIES
KOREKTIVNI UKREPI
In order to address the risks to competition set out above, SFR and Vivendi submitted commitments on 13 June 2007.
Da bi podjetji SFR in Vivendi odpravili zgoraj predstavljeno verjetnost škode, povzročeno konkurenci, sta 13. junija 2007 predložili zaveze.
Essentially, the commitments concern access conditions for three types of content: channels (commitments 1 and 2), channel packages and mini-packages (commitment 3) and VoD rights (commitment 4).
Po vsebini se te zaveze nanašajo na pogoje dostopa do treh vrst vsebin: kanalov (prva in druga zaveza), paketov in mini paketov kanalov (tretja zaveza) ter pravic videa na zahtevo (četrta zaveza).
The commitments concern three types of channel:
Zaveze se nanašajo na tri kategorije kanalov:
‘Category 1’ channels are ‘linear thematic channels, i.e. not including VoD and sVoD services, produced by Vivendi Group’;
„kanali 1. kategorije“ so „linearni tematski kanali (tj. kanali, ki ne zajemajo storitev videa na zahtevo (VoD) in naročniškega videa na zahtevo (SVoD), ki jih zagotavlja skupina Vivendi“,
‘Category 2’ channels are ‘linear thematic channels produced by third parties (including minority shareholders in Canal+ France), for which Vivendi Group holds exclusive xDSL distribution rights’; and
„kanali 2. kategorije“ so „linearni tematski kanali, ki jih zagotavljajo tretje osebe (vključno z manjšinskimi delničarji skupine Canal+, Francija), za katere bi imela skupina Vivendi izključne pravice distribucije prek xDSL“, in
‘Category 3’ channels are ‘linear thematic channels produced by third parties (including minority shareholders in Canal+ France), for which Vivendi Group does not hold exclusive xDSL distribution rights’.
„kanali 3. kategorije“ so „linearni tematski kanali, ki jih zagotavljajo tretje osebe (vključno z manjšinskimi delničarji skupine Canal+, Francija), za katere skupina Vivendi ne bi imela izključnih pravic distribucije prek xDSL“.
Under commitment 1, Vivendi undertakes not to offer more favourable conditions to SFR/Télé 2 than to other DSL operators in respect of the channels it produces or the channels for which it holds or would hold exclusive xDSL distribution rights.
Namen prve zaveze je zagotoviti, da skupina Vivendi ne bi podelila ugodnejših pogojev podjetju SFR/Télé 2 kot drugim operaterjem DSL v zvezi s kanali, ki jih izdaja, ali kanali, za katere ima ali bi imela izključne pravice distribuiranja prek DSL.
Under this commitment, Vivendi must offer the channels distributed by SFR/Télé2 to all DSL operators on normal market conditions which are not less favourable than those granted to SFR/Télé 2.
Z uporabo te zaveze mora skupina Vivendi operaterjem ponuditi DSL kanale, ki jih podjetji SFR/Télé 2 distribuirata, po običajnih tržnih pogojih, ki ne bodo smeli biti manj ugodni od pogojev, dodeljenih podjetju SFR/Télé 2.
Commitment 1 does not concern the channels referred to in point 21 of the commitments given by Vivendi and Canal+ Group to the French Minister for Economic Affairs as part of the Canal Satellite/TPS merger.
Prva zaveza ne zadeva kanalov, navedenih v točki 21 zavez, ki sta jih Vivendi in skupina Canal + podpisali pred francoskim ministrom za gospodarstvo v okviru transakcije Canal Satellite/TPS.
SFR and Vivendi gave a more specific interpretation of this commitment in a letter dated 13 June 2007, confirming that the commitment eliminated any risk of discrimination in favour of SFR/Télé 2 as regards access to these seven channels.
Podjetji SFR in Vivendi sta podrobneje razložili to zavezo ter v dopisu z dne 13. junija 2007 potrdili, da bi lahko ta zaveza odpravila vsako tveganje za pozitivno diskriminacijo v korist podjetja SFR/Télé 2 glede dostopa do teh sedmih kanalov.
Under commitment 2, SFR/Télé 2 undertakes not to acquire or make use of exclusive DSL distribution rights.
Druga zaveza podjetju SFR/Télé 2 prepoveduje, da bi pridobilo ali izkoriščalo izključne pravice distribuiranja prek DSL.
The importance of this commitment stems from the fact that Category 3 channels are the only channels available to DSL operators wishing to differentiate themselves from Vivendi’s offerings by developing proprietary television offerings independently of Vivendi.
Pomen te zaveze izhaja iz dejstva, da so kanali 3. kategorije edini na voljo za operaterje DSL, ki se želijo razlikovati od ponudb skupine Vivendi, tako da razvijejo lastniške televizijske ponudbe, neodvisno od skupine Vivendi.
SFR/Télé 2 would have been able to acquire exclusive DSL distribution rights for these channels on the basis of Vivendi’s strong position in the world channel acquisition market post-merger.
Vendar bi lahko podjetje SFR/Télé 2 pridobilo izključno pravico distribuiranja teh kanalov prek DSL zaradi tega, ker se naslanja na močan položaj skupine Vivendi na svetovnem trgu nakupa kanalov po opravljeni zadevni transakciji.
Commitment 2 includes a revision clause enabling the Commission to have ex ante control over any possible acquisition of exclusive DSL rights for Category 3 channels by SFR/Télé 2 and to ensure that such an acquisition does not in practice deprive other DSL operators of the possibility of developing their own television offers independently of Vivendi.
Druga zaveza predvideva klavzulo o pregledu, ki Komisiji omogoča, da izvede predhodni nadzor nad morebitno pridobitvijo izključnih pravic DSL do kanalov 3. kategorije s strani podjetja SFR/Télé 2 ter tako preveri, ali podjetje SFR/Télé 2 s pridobitvijo teh pravic v praksi drugim operaterjem DSL ne odvzema možnosti, da bi razvili svoje lastniške televizijske ponudbe, neodvisno od skupine Vivendi.
Commitment 3 bars Vivendi from granting SFR/Télé 2 subscribers preferential access to the channel packages it distributes, namely: Canal+ Le Bouquet (which currently includes four premium channels, dominated by first transmission of sporting events and films) and the Canal Satellite and TPS packages, which, in their various forms, bring together dozens of thematic channels (youth, news, discovery, repeated films, etc.).
Tretja zaveza prepoveduje skupini Vivendi, da bi naročnikom podjetja SFR/Télé 2 dajala prednost pri dostopu do paketov kanalov, ki jih distribuira, in sicer Canal+ Le Bouquet (ki trenutno zajema štiri kanale premium, pri čemer močno prevladujeta šport in premierni filmi) ter paketa Canal Satellite in TPS, ki v svojih različicah zajemata več deset tematskih kanalov (mladinskih, informativnih, poljudnoznanstvenih, ponovitve filmov itd.).
Canal+ Le Bouquet and the Canal Satellite and TPS packages are premium pay-TV offerings in France, for which there is no immediate alternative in the French market.
Paketi Canal+ Le Bouquet ter Canal Satellite in TPS so „premium“ ponudbe plačljive televizije v Franciji, za katere ne obstaja neposredna druga možnost na francoskem trgu.
They are therefore an important addition for subscribers to DSL operators’ multiple-play offers who wish to have access to a wide-ranging pay-TV offer.
V tem pogledu so pomembno dopolnilo za naročnike ponudb multiple play operaterjev DSL, ki želijo imeti dostop do širše ponudbe plačljive televizije.
Commitment 3 is also applicable to PPV services produced by Vivendi, now or in the future.
Tretja zaveza prav tako velja za storitve plačaj, kolikor gledaš (PPV), ki jih zagotavlja skupina Vivendi ali ki bi jih skupina Vivendi zagotavljala.
It therefore applies to, among others, the PPV service Foot+, which distributes sport content that is highly attractive (and therefore important in terms of winning customers) and sets the service apart from the rest.
Nanaša se zlasti na storitev PPV Foot+, ki distribuira zelo zanimive (in torej pomembne z vidika pridobivanja novih naročnikov) ter precej raznolike športne vsebine.
Under commitment 4, Vivendi and SFR undertake not to acquire exclusive VoD rights to recent American and French films.
Četrta zaveza prepoveduje skupini Vivendi in podjetju SFR, da bi pridobila izključne pravice videa na zahtevo za najnovejše ameriške in francoske filme.
The aim of this commitment is to enable DSL operators competing with SFR/Télé 2 to acquire VoD rights to such films, inasmuch as they constitute important content which helps to distinguish the various pay-TV offerings.
Cilj te zaveze je torej operaterjem DSL, konkurentom podjetja SFR/Télé 2, omogočiti, da si pridobijo pravice videa na zahtevo za najnovejše ameriške in francoske filme, ki so pomembne vsebine, ki prispevajo k diferenciaciji ponudbe plačljive televizije.
A revision clause has been introduced in case market practice trends show that Vivendi’s competitors are acquiring exclusive VoD rights.
Klavzula o pregledu je bila uvedena za primer, ko bi razvoj tržnih praks pripeljal do ugotovitve, da so tekmeci skupine Vivendi pridobili izključne pravice videa na zahtevo.
Provisions relating to the application and monitoring of the commitments ensure better monitoring of the commitment proposals and ultimately make them more effective.
Določbe o uporabi in spremljanju zavez omogočajo, da se zagotovita spremljanje in učinkovit nadzor nad zavezami ter zajamči njihova učinkovitost.
In particular, the commitments set up a fast dispute-resolution procedure (arbitral tribunal).
Zaveze zlasti predvidevajo hitri postopek razrešitve sporov (arbitražno sodišče).
The duration of the commitments is five years.
Zaveze veljajo pet let.
This appears sufficient given the dynamics of new technology markets.
Zdi se, da takšna doba veljavnosti zadostuje ob upoštevanju dinamike trgov, povezanih z novimi tehnologijami.
This five-year period has the added advantage of corresponding to the duration of the commitments given to the French competition authorities at the time of the Canal Satellite/TPS merger.
Prednost tega petletnega obdobja je tudi v tem, da trajanje sedanjih zavez tako sovpada z zavezami, sprejetimi pred francoskimi organi za konkurenco ob združitvi skupine Canal Satellite/TPS.
In the light of the above, it can be concluded that the commitments submitted by SFR and Vivendi, once implemented, are sufficient to remove all the competition concerns raised by the notified transaction in France’s pay-TV market.
Ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega lahko sklenemo, da bodo zaveze, ki sta jih predložili podjetje SFR in skupina Vivendi, potem ko se bodo začele izvajati, odpravile vse težave glede konkurence, nastale zaradi priglašene transakcije, na trgih plačljive televizije v Franciji.
Provided that SFR and Vivendi fully adhere to their commitments, it can be concluded that the proposed transaction will not significantly impair effective competition in the common market or a in substantial part thereof.
Če bosta podjetje SFR in skupina Vivendi v celoti upoštevali svoje zaveze, lahko sklenemo, da predvidena transakcija ne bo bistveno ovirala učinkovite konkurence na skupnem trgu ali njegovem znatnem delu.
Consequently, the notified merger, as amended by the commitments submitted by SFR and Vivendi, is declared compatible with the common market and the functioning of the EEA Agreement, in accordance with Articles 2(2), 8(2) and 10(2) of the Merger Regulation and Article 57 of the EEA Agreement.
Zato se priglašena koncentracija, kakor je bila spremenjena z zavezami, ki sta jih predložili podjetje SFR in skupina Vivendi, razglasi za združljivo s skupnim trgom in delovanjem Sporazuma EGP v skladu s členom 2(2), členom 8(2) in členom 10(2) Uredbe ES o koncentracijah ter členom 57 Sporazuma EGP.
Digital Subscriber Line.
Digital Subscriber Line (digitalni naročniški vod).