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EU media mergers may face first proactive opinions from oversight board this year

By Anna Ferrari ( March 17, 2026, 16:07 GMT | Comment) -- Media groups could get their first taste of the EU’s new media plurality merger test this year, with the sector oversight body expected to start proactively issuing opinions on deals while national authorities continue adapting to the regime. Amma Asante, the chair of the European Media Board, told MLex the European media market is already highly concentrated. The board is tracking deals involving Belgian newspaper Le Soir, Italian newspaper La Repubblica and Paramount–Warner Bros.Media companies are likely to see the first formal signs of the EU’s new industry plurality test for mergers this year, with the European Media Board expected to start proactively issuing opinions on deals while national authorities continue adapting to the regime....

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