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Merger control
Case reference
CCENT/2007/56 - TV CABO PORTUGAL/BRAGATEL/PLURICANAL LEIRIA/PLURICANAL SANTARÉM
Acquired
Bragatel
Description
a public limited company, at present controlled by Parfitel - SGPS, SA, which, as a telecommunications operator in the city of Braga and certain surrounding municipalities, carries out economic activities as: (i) a cable distribution network operator; (ii) a fixed radio access operator; (iii) an Internet service provider; and (iv) a data transmission service provider
Acquired
Pluricanal Leiria
Description
public limited companies, at present controlled by Parfitel - SGPS, SA, which, as telecommunications operators in the Centre Region of continental Portugal, carry out economic activities as: (i) cable distribution network operators; (ii) Internet service providers; and (iii) voice over Internet service providers.
Acquired
Pluricanal Santarem
Description
public limited companies, at present controlled by Parfitel - SGPS, SA, which, as telecommunications operators in the Centre Region of continental Portugal, carry out economic activities as: (i) cable distribution network operators; (ii) Internet service providers; and (iii) voice over Internet service providers.
Acquiring
Tv Cabo
Description
a public limited company, wholly owned by PT Multimédia, Serviços de Telecomunicações e Multimédia SA ("PTM"), which offers a wide range of products and services, nationwide, in the area of electronic communications, in particular pay-TV services, broadband Internet services and voice services. In addition to TV Cabo, PTM has controlling holdings in Lusomundo Cinemas SA and Lusomundo Audiovisuais SA.
Sector
  • Telecommunications & Media
Activity (NACE)
  • J60 - Radio and television activities
  • J61 - Telecommunications
Applicable legislation
Art. 9(1)(a) and (b) (Law 18)
Notification thresholds
Turnover and market share
Type of merger
Horizontal
Cooperation with sector regulators
  • ANACOM - Portuguese Communications Authority
  • ERC - Portuguese Regulatory Authority for the Media
Status
Closed
Type of Investigation
Phase 2 - In-depth investigation
AdC’s decision
Case description
Notified on 14 August 2007, with affect on 15 November 2007, this merger consists of the acquisition, by CATVP - TV Cabo Portugal SA ("TV CABO"), of exclusive control of Bragatel - Companhia de Televisão por Cabo de Braga SA ("BRAGATEL"), Pluricanal Leiria - Televisão por Cabo SA ("PLURICANAL LEIRIA") and Pluricanal Santarém - Televisão por Cabo SA ("PLURICANAL SANTARÉM"), through the acquisition of the shareholdings in these companies at present held by Parfitel - SGPS, SA.
Timeline
2008-11-21
Press Release No. 18/2008 - Merger operation Ccent. 56/2007 - CATVP/ Bragatel* Pluricanal Leiria* Pluricanal Santarém
2008-04-02
Phase I Decision
2007-11-22
Publication of the announcement
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