Global Radio / GMG merger inquiry
The Competition Commission has decided that Global Radio Holdings Limited must sell radio stations in seven areas of the UK following its completed acquisition of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited).
Administrative timetable
- Published on 31 October 2012, as required by Rule 6 of the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure. Any further revisions made to the timetable will be published on this website.
Date | Action |
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11 October 2012 | Merger reference made |
Mid October to Early November | Gathering information, issuing questionnaires, third party hearings |
Mid November | Publish statement of issues |
Early January 2013 | Main party hearings |
January | Verifying information, considering provisional findings |
11 January | Deadline for all parties’ responses/submissions required before provisional findings |
February | Publishing provisional findings |
March | Consider possible remedies and response hearing(s) |
26 April | Final deadline for all parties’ responses/submissions |
May | Publish final report |
22 May 2013 | Revised statutory deadline |
Phase 2
Date of referral: 11.10.12 Statutory deadline: 22.05.13
Contact
Email: Global-GMG@cc.gsi.gov.uk
Undertakings
- (19.10.12)
- (25.10.12)
- (01.02.13)
- (26.07.13)
- (23.12.13)
- (03.02.14)
Reports
- 11.04.13
- 14.02.13
Responses to provisional findings and notice of possible remedies
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- 11.03.13
11.03.13
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Responses to issues statement
- (21.11.12)
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Summaries of hearings held with third parties
- 03.01.13
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Initial submissions
- 29.11.12
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- All other annexes are confidential and as such not published here 30.11.12
- 08.11.12
- Bauer Media Group
- 19.11.12
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News releases
- CC to investigate radio merger (11.10.12)
- Radio merger issues statement (21.11.12)
- CC provisional decision on radio merger (13.02.13)
Core documents
- (11.10.12)
- Inquiry Group: Simon Polito (Chairman of the Group), Stephen Oram and Roger Witcomb (18.02.14)
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- and (15.02.13)
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- and (21.05.13)
Phase 1
Global Radio / GMG Radio
Decisions:
11 October 2012 - Reference
Affected market: Radio advertising
Links: Press release (11 October 2012) Report of the OFT to the Secretary of State of 28 September 2012 (pdf 416kb)
Completed acquisition by Global Radio Holdings Limited of Real and Smooth Limited (formerly GMG Radio Holdings Limited)
Affected market: Radio advertising No. ME/5561/12
Referred.
Download the full text of the decision (pdf 433kb)