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The risk That major conferences are more returning to ParisAnd today he thinks have unearthed a new nuggetA first series of tests is already organizedAnd suffer from having to fly over pointsWTO and examines the recent increase in U5 on average the day of their publicationThis is a discussion of ethics of sciencePlay the proximity cardThe call for tenders was launched Friday182 according to the ThomsonISI consultantIn fast food it has more than ever the windTF1 approximates nearer to its goal: his catch in the carrier market of free digital terrestrial television. The competition authority yesterday gave its green light to the acquisition by the subsidiary of Bouygues of 40 of the capital of TMC and NT1. A decision éventée by its President, Bruno Lasserre, the ceremony of the wishes of the regulator ("Les Echos" from January 19). In the aftermath, the Constable of competition detailed "behavioural commitments" negotiated with the audiovisual group for a period of five years. If two months of tough discussions were necessary to reach this compromise, the one, which puts on the table EUR 192 million to retrieve two DTT channels, acknowledged yesterday that conditionality does not call into question the interests of its acquisition.
The decision further 140 pages by the elders of the rue Cambon was motivated by a philosophy: addressing the risks of infringement of the competition on the market of rights and on the principle.
Indeed, one of their priorities was to prevent that the operation leads to a freeze of the rights. Which would curb access to the said programmes by competing channels of DTT. To forestall such an eventuality, TF1 had therefore to commit to "limit the rediffusion of works and programs within the group". Fiction, series and films to the antenna by A may be rebroadcast on TMC and NT1, but not both. Sports rights, TF1 will also limit its responses to two free channels.
In advertising terms, the regulator considered that TF1 remained a dominant position on the television market with a greater than 50 share, which ultimately cannot "be that strengthened" by the acquisition of TMC and NT1. His philosophy has been to prevent A power impose on customers advertisers to purchase less powerful screens of the two strings in the TNT with its screens, very powerful and therefore unavoidable. Hence the extension of the system already in place, which provides that TF1, on the one hand, and TMC and NT1, on the other, maintain separate advertising boards. An independent agent will be appointed to ensure compliance with commitments. To the subsidiary of Bouygues to risk a fine strong if it violates the rules.
The turn of the APF to deal
The competition authority on the other hand dismissed the application for surrender of the NT1 string made by M6, holding that it would be returned to prohibit the operation. The higher Audiovisual Council will now have to decide, in turn, on the operation in terms of the conventions of TMC and NT1. Yesterday, M6 wanted to comment. The group, hostile to the operation of concentration of TF1, regularly point the fact that, in terms of the diversity of actors, it poses serious problems. Yesterday Alain Weill, CEO of NextRadioTV, indicated his side to the "Echos" "do not be shocked that TF1 can carry out this operation, provided that it is framed on the advertising plan and that the new entrants of the TNT can also develop by accessing new frequencies of the TNT, under penalty of being marginalized. A position shared by the Group Bolloré, owner of Live 8, which has also never issued reserves on the redemption by TF1 TMC and NT1.
