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Walt Disney faces South Korean antitrust complaint for Frozen 2’s 'screen monopoly'

By Choi Hyung-jo ( December 2, 2019, 04:06 GMT | Insight) -- Walt Disney Company Korea violated South Korea’s anti-monopoly law by allowing its Frozen 2 movie to be shown on nine out of 10 screens in the country within three days of its first screening, according to an antitrust complaint brought by a civil-society organization and seen by MLex. The Public Welfare Committee, a South Korean civic group, filed an official complaint against the local branch of the US film giant to the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office on Dec. 1, saying the Frozen 2 projection schedule limited available film choices for consumers.Walt Disney Company Korea violated South Korea’s anti-monopoly law by allowing its Frozen 2 movie to be shown on nine out of 10 screens in the country within three days of its first screening, according to an antitrust complaint brought by a civil-society organization and seen by MLex....

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