Newspaper merger inquiries (date
order) |
Date referred |
Date published
/ cancelled |
Adverse effects |
The
Times Newspaper and The Sunday Times Newspaper:
a report on the proposed transfer to a newspaper proprietor |
30.9.66 |
20.12.66 |
No |
Thomson
Newspaper Ltd/Crusha & Son Ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of three weekly newspapers
owned by Crusha & Son Ltd to Thomson Newspapers Ltd |
25.9.67 |
17.1.68 |
No |
George
Outram & Company Ltd/Hamilton Advertiser Ltd/ Baird
& Hamilton Ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of six weekly newspapers
owned by Hamilton Advertiser Ltd and Baird & Hamilton
Ltd to Geroge Outram & Company Ltd |
10.10.69 |
20.1.70 |
No |
The
Berrow's Organisation Ltd/The County Express Group:
a report on the proposed transfer of four newspapers owned
respectively by The County Express Ltd, The Kidderminster
Shuttle Ltd, The Ludlow Advertiser Ltd and Tenbury Advertiser
Co Ltd to The Berrow's Organisation Ltd |
20.1.72 |
24.4.72 |
No |
Westminster
Press Ltd and Kentish Times Ltd/Gravesend and Dartford
Reporter Ltd/F J Parsons Ltd, subsidiaries of Morgan Grampian
Ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of eighteen newspapers
owned by Kentish Times Ltd, Gravesend and Dartford Reporter
Ltd and F J Parsons Ltd to Westminster Press Ltd |
23.7.73 |
25.10.72 |
No |
Courier
Printing and Publishing Company Limited/Associated Newspapers
Group Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of five newspapers owned
by Courier Printing and Publishing Company Limited to
Associated Newspapers Group Limited |
8.2.74 |
7.5.74 |
No |
G
and A N Scott Limited/The Guardian and Manchester Evening
News Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of four newspapers owned
by G and A N Scott Limited to The Guardian and Manchester
Evening News Limited |
12.2.75 |
30.4.75 |
No |
Surrey
Advertiser Newspaper Holdings Limited/The Guardian and
Manchester Evening News Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of twenty-nine newspapers
from Surrey Advertiser Newspaper Holdings Limited to the
Guardian and Manchester Evening News Limited |
21.2.79 |
25.5.79 |
No |
West
Somerset Free Press/Bristol United Press Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of the West Somerset
Free Press, and newspaper of which Farnham Castle Newspapers
Limited is a proprietor, to Bristol United Press Limited |
28.12.79 |
16.4.80 |
Yes |
J
Andrew and Company Limited/United Newspapers Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of fourteen newspapers
owned by J Andrew and Company Limited and United Newspapers
Limited |
20.3.80 |
30.7.80 |
No |
The
Observer/George Outram & Company Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of The Observer, a newspaper
of which Atlantic Richfield Company is a proprietor, to
George Outram & Company Limited, a subsidiary of Scottish
and Universal Investments Limited whose parent company
is Lonrho Limited |
27.3.81 |
29.6.81 |
Yes |
The
Berrow's Organisaton Limited/Reed International Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of forty-five newspapers
owned by The Berrow's Organisation Limited (a wholly-owned
sudsidiary of News International Limited) to Reed International
Limited |
28.4.81 |
13.8.81 |
Yes |
South
Wales Argus (Holdings) Limited/Express Newspapers Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of three newspapers
owned by South Wales Argus (Holdings) Limited to Express
Newspapers Limited |
18.6.81 |
13.10.81 |
No |
Benham
Newspapers Limited/St Regis International Limited/Reed
International plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of eight newspapers
owned by Benham Newspapers Limited and of eleven newspapers
owned by St Regis International Limited to Reed International
plc |
24.2.82 |
22.6.82 |
No |
The
Birmingham Post and Mail Holdings plc/Yattendon Investment
Trust:
a report on the proposed transfer of the newspapers of
the Birmingham Post and Mail Holdings plc to the ultimate
control of the trustees of Lord Iliffe's 1969 Settlement |
21.2.85 |
15.5.85 |
No |
United
Newspapers plc/Fleet Holdings plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of Fleet Holdings plc
to United Newspapers plc |
24.4.85 |
21.8.85 |
No |
Courier
Press (Holdings) Limited/EMAP plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of Courier Press (Holdings)
Limited to EMAP plc |
16.12.86 |
16.4.87 |
No |
Parrett
& Neves Limited/EMAP plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of nine newspapers and
certain assets used in their publication owned by Parrett
Neves Limited to EMAP plc |
18.5.88 |
17.8.88 |
No |
T
R Beckett Limited/EMAP plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of shares in T R Beckett
Limited from the Eastbourne Health Authority to EMAP plc |
22.11.88 |
22.2.89 |
Yes |
Century
Newspapers Ltd/Thomson Regional Newspapers Ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of two newspapers and
related newspapers assets owned by Century Newspapers
Ltd to Thomson Regional Newspapers Ltd |
30.1.89 |
27.4.89 |
Yes |
Mr
David Sullivan / The Bristol Evening Post plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of a controlling interest
as defined in section 57(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 |
5.3.90 |
31.5.90 |
Yes |
Southern
Newspapers plc/EMAP plc/Peaarson plc/Reed International
plc/Trinity International Holdings Plc:
a report on the proposed transfer of controlling interests
as defined in section 57(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 |
24.7.91 |
27.11.91 |
No |
Trinity
International Holdings plc/Scottish & Universal Newspapers
Ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of controlling interests
as defined in section 57(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 |
30.2.92 |
10.7.92 |
No |
EMAP
plc/United Newspapers plc:
a report on the proposed transfers of controlling interests
as defined in section 57(4) of Fair Trading Act 1973 and
of business of publishing and distributing three newspapers
owned by EMAP plc to United Newspapers plc |
8.7.92 |
13.10.92 |
No |
Argus
Press Ltd/Trinity International Holdings Plc:
a report on the proposed transfers |
6.8.93 |
26.10.93 |
No |
Trinity
International Holdings Plc/Joseph Woodhead & Sons
Limited:
a report on the proposed transfers of controlling interests
as defined by section 57(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 |
6.8.93 |
26.10.93 |
No |
The
Guardian and Manchester Evening News PLC/Thames Valley
Newspapers:
a report on the proposed transfers of newspapers |
12.10.93 |
22.12.93 |
No |
Johnson
Press plc/Halifax Courier Holdings ltd:
a report on the proposed transfer of controlling interests
as dedined in section 57(4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 |
21.1.94 |
17.6.94 |
No |
Daily
Mail and General Trust plc/T Bailey Forman Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer of seven local newspapers
published in Nottingham |
14.6.94 |
31.10.94 |
Yes |
Trinity
International Holdings plc/Thomson Regional Newspapers
Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer to Trinity International
Holdings plc of certain newspapers of Thomson Regional
Newspapers Limited |
20.7.95 |
10.11.95 |
No |
Northcliffe
Newspapers Group Limited/Aberdeen Journals Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer to Northcliffe Newspapers
Group Limited of the newspapers of Aberdeen Journals Limited |
21.11.95 |
27.2.96 |
No |
Newsquest
Media Group Limited/Westminster Press Limited:
a report on the proposed transfer to Newsquest Media Group
Limited of the newspapers of Westminster Press Limited |
14.8.96 |
28.11.96 |
No |
Mirror
Group plc/Midland Independent Newspapers plc:
a report on the proposed transfer to Mirror Group plc |
10.7.97 |
21.10.97 |
No |
| Johnston
Press plc and Home Counties Newspapers Holdings plc: a
report on the proposed transfer to Johnston Press plc
of the newspapers of Home Counties Newspapers Holdings
plc |
23.02.98 |
10.06.98 |
No |
| Portsmouth
& Sunderland Newspapers plc and Johnston Press PLC/Newsquest
(Investments) Limited/News Communications and Media plc:
A report on the proposed transfers of the newspapers of
Portsmouth & Sunderland Newspapers plc to Johnston
Press PLC, Newsquest (Investments) Limited and News Communication
and Media plc |
5.2.99
9.2.99
11.2.99
|
16.06.99 |
No |
| Trinity
plc/Mirror Group plc and Regional Independent Media Holdings
Limited/Mirror Group plc: A report on the proposed merger
situations |
12.03.99 |
23.07.99 |
Yes |
| News
Communications & Media plc and Newsquest (Investments)
Limited/Johnston Press plc/Trinity Mirror plc: A report
on the proposed merger |
16.12.99
21.12.99 |
04.04.00 |
No |
| Independent
News & Media and Trinity Mirror: A report on the proposed
newspaper merger |
29.03.00 |
17.07.00 |
No |
| Regional
Independent Media Holdings/Gannett/Johnston Press/Guardian
Media Group |
13.07.00 |
01.11.00 |
No |
| Johnston
Press plc and Trinity Mirror plc: A report on the proposed
merger |
22.11.01 |
03.05.02 |
Yes |
| Gannett
UK Limited and SMG plc |
10.12.02 |
28.03.03 |
No |
| Newsquest
(London) Limited and Independent News & Media PLC |
20.05.03 |
21.10.03 |
Yes |
Title |
Date referred |
Date published
/ cancelled |
Competition Commission
findings
Substantial lessening of competition identified |
| Archant
Limited and the London newspapers of Independent News
and Media Limited |
29.04.04 |
22.09.04 |
No |
