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KPN loses second EU appeal of Liberty Global-Ziggo deal

By Andrew Boyce ( January 27, 2021, 11:42 GMT | Insight) -- Dutch telecom company KPN has failed in its latest attempt to overturn the EU approval for rival Liberty Global’s acquisition of Ziggo. In a judgment today, the bloc's General Court said the European Commission’s 2018 decision to reapprove the deal didn’t err in how it defined markets for premium pay-TV sports channels. The watchdog had originally cleared the deal in 2014, but KPN successfully challenged the first approval.Dutch telecom company KPN has failed in its latest attempt to overturn the EU approval for rival Liberty Global’s acquisition of Ziggo....

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