This paper provides an economic analysis of recent vertical and horizontal mergers in the U.S. industry for audiovisual … media content, including the AT&T-Time Warner and the Disney-Fox mergers. Using a theory-driven approach, we examine … economic effects of these types of mergers on market competition, focusing on digital media content distribution. In doing so …

) with a focus on how they affect and change competition and markets. Section 4 summarizes landmark antitrust cases and … current antitrust concerns re-garding electronic marketplaces like Facebook, Google, or Amazon. Based upon the state of …

emergence of new business models. The increasing roles of digital platforms as well as data-driven markets represent two …

private damage suits in the aftermath of antitrust litigation increase. The approaches implementation is embedded into current …

private damage suits in the aftermath of antitrust litigation increase. The approaches implementation is embedded into current …

the antitrust discourse. The current competition and antitrust policy topics that are addressed include the as …-efficient-competitor-test in abuse control, the regulation of systemic market power in digital ecosystems, antitrust interventions based on … proactive sector/industry investigations as well es merger control in relation to non-horizontal mergers and acquisitions. …

instrument of ministerial approval for mergers under Section 42 GWB, the Federal Minister of Economics could grant an exemption … ministerial cartel and ministerial approval for mergers, which shows that a ministerially approved cartel is likely to burden less …