#Antitrust

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Klarna’s antitrust case against Google delayed until June — 10/04/2026 [USA] Related: #Fintech, #Big Tech
• 🇬🇧 Eight US states ask judge to temporarily stop $3.5bn Nexstar and Tegna merger — 21/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>States argue deal would create largest broadcast station group in US, cut jobs and increase consumers’ cable bills</p><p>Eight states asked a US judge on Friday to issue a temporary restraining ord...

  Related: #Media Merger
• 🇺🇸 DOJ denies outside influence from Trump ally in antitrust reviews — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  Trump ally and lawyer Mike Davis allegedly pushed antitrust officials at the Justice Department to approve his deals, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation.

  Related: #Political Influence
• 🇺🇸 Nexstar-Tegna Deal: Eight States File Emergency Motion to Halt ‘Disastrous’ Merger of Local TV Broadcasters — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Nexstar Media Group declared Thursday that its $6.2 billion takeover of rival TV station company Tegna had closed — but now eight state attorneys general seeking to block the merger have stepped up th...

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation CEO defends company ticket pricing practices in antitrust trial — 20/03/2026 [USA]

  Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino took the stand for several hours in Manhattan federal court in a high-stakes antitrust trial, where he pushed back on accusations that the company illegally monopolizes ...

  Related: #Ticketing
• 🇺🇸 Monopoly? Not a Chance, Says Live Nation’s Chief at Antitrust Trial. — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Michael Rapino, the chief executive of the live entertainment colossus, fought back against accusations his company unfairly dominates the music industry.

  Related: #Live Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, defending his company, takes star role at antitrust trial — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Live Nation Entertainment's longtime chief executive is testifying at a New York antitrust trial, defending the dominant position his company has taken in the concert industry over the last two decade...

  Related: #Live Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 Broadcom hit with EU antitrust complaint and request for interim measure — 19/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Tech Regulation
• 🇺🇸 Eight states, DirecTV sue to block merger of local television owners Nexstar, Tegna — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Attorneys general in eight states, including California, New York and Illinois, and DirecTV are filing lawsuits seeking to block the merger of Nexstar Media Group and its rival Tegna

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 DirecTV Sues to Block Nexstar-Tegna Local TV Deal on Heels of Antitrust Lawsuit From 8 States: ‘DirecTV and Its Subscribers Will End Up Paying More for Less’ — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  DirecTV on Thursday filed a federal antitrust alleging that the proposed $6.2 billion Nexstar Media deal to buy rival Tegna violates the federal antitrust laws — and would significantly harm consumers...

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 8 states, including California and New York, sue to block Nexstar-Tegna merger — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  California, New York and six other states filed a lawsuit late Wednesday seeking to block television station owner Nexstar’s proposed $6.2 billion takeover of rival company Tegna.

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 Eight States Sue to Block Nexstar’s $6.2 Billion Deal for Tegna, Which Is Supported by Trump: ‘This Merger Is Illegal, Plain and Simple,’ California AG Says — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  Nexstar Media’s proposed $6.2 billion takeover of local TV station rival Tegna is being challenged in court by eight state attorneys general, who argue that the merger represents an illegal consolidat...

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 California And Other States Sue To Block Nexstar-Tegna Merger — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  California and six other states filed suit to block Nexstar’s merger with Tegna, a transaction that will create a broadcast station giant. The $6.2 billion transaction would give the combined company ...

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 Eight states sue to block Nexstar&apos;s plan to acquire rival Tegna — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  California Attorney General Rob Bonta said the ‌proposed merger was illegal and would lead ​to higher pay-TV prices and reduce jobs.

  Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 Eight states sue to block Nexstar’s plan to acquire rival Tegna — 19/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Media Consolidation
• 🇺🇸 DOJ rejects political bias in Paramount-Warner Bros deal review - Reuters — 19/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Media Merger
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation ticketing worker regrets calling customers stupid, he says at antitrust trial — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  A Live Nation Entertainment ticketing employee testified Tuesday at the company's antitrust trial that his private instant messages were "very immature and unacceptable" several years ago when he told...

  Related: #Corporate Accountability
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation Antitrust Case Resumes With Testimony About Springsteen Fees — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  After the Justice Department announced a deal with the concert giant, the trial picked up after a week’s break, with a coalition of states leading the way.

  Related: #Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 Senator Keeps Pushing for Live Nation-Ticketmaster Break Up As States Trial Resumes — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  A Senate subcomittee report claims that Live Nation had more of hand in driving up ticket prices than it has claimed.

  Related: #Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation, Ticketmaster trial to resume after 7 states join a Justice Department settlement — 14/03/2026 [USA]

  More than 30 states will resume their antitrust trial against Live Nation and Ticketmaster on Monday after negotiations this week failed to result in many states joining a tentative settlement reached...

  Related: #Legal Settlement
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation Antitrust Trial to Resume Monday as Company Fails to Reach Settlement With States — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  The move comes days after the DOJ had settled with Live Nation during the middle of the trial earlier this week.

  Related: #Legal Proceedings
• 🇺🇸 States’ anti-monopoly case against Live Nation continues Monday — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  The Live Nation-Ticketmaster trial is back on. Dozens of states are expected to move forward with their claims against the company's alleged concert industry monopoly beginning on Monday, following a ...

  Related: #Legal
• 🇺🇸 Live Nation’s Antitrust Trial Isn’t Over as States Take Up Fight — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  All parties are expected to return to court on Monday

  Related: #Legal Proceedings
• 🇺🇸 The Live Nation settlement has industry insiders baffled — 11/03/2026 [USA]

  Instead of moving forward with a jury trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster as expected, the Justice Department announced a settlement Monday that omitted what used to be on the top of its wish list:...

  Related: #Entertainment Industry
• 🇺🇸 States urged to settle Live Nation claims after US strikes deal — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  A New York federal judge is urging over two dozen states to settle their antitrust claims against Ticketmaster and its parent company this week after the Justice Department reached a deal and dropped ...

  Related: #Legal Settlement
• 🇺🇸 Everything You Need to Know About the Live Nation Settlement and What Comes Next — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  The company has agreed to concessions involving its ticketing and amphitheater business, but critics are wary and many states want to pursue their own cases

  Related: #Live Events
• 🇺🇸 Judge tells Live Nation, state AGs to negotiate potential deal — 10/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal Negotiations
• 🇺🇸 Dozens of States Weigh Continuing Live Nation Antitrust Case — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  After the Justice Department reached a settlement with the concert giant, the judge overseeing the trial asked the states and the company to do the same.

  Related: #Live Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 Klobuchar: Live Nation breakup only way to make live events affordable, competitive — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision Monday to settle its antitrust case against Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, arguing that a breakup i...

  Related: #Entertainment
• 🇺🇸 The twist in the Ticketmaster antitrust fight — 10/03/2026 [USA]

  A lot of people are mad at Ticketmaster, and have been for a long time. (Did Swifties directly create an antitrust trial? Discuss.) The US government's case against Live Nation-Ticketmaster appeared p...

  Related: #Music Industry