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Liberty-Ziggo second EU approval mischaracterized market for sports channels, KPN tells court

By Andrew Boyce ( September 15, 2020, 17:31 GMT | Insight) -- Dutch telecom company KPN today urged EU judges to annul the European Commission’s decision to re-approve Liberty Global’s acquisition of Ziggo, saying officials made “manifest” errors in how they defined markets for sports channels. KPN said the watchdog’s decision erred in finding that the merged entity’s sport channel and Fox Sports were “alternatives” when both showed different and exclusive content. The commission cleared the deal for a second time in 2018 after its original decision was overturned in court.Dutch telecom company KPN today urged EU judges to annul the European Commission’s decision to re-approve Liberty Global’s acquisition of Ziggo, saying officials made “manifest” errors in how they defined markets for sports channels....

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