BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?
No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £1, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!
 |
[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] | |
Irish Competition Authority Decisions |
||
|
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> Irish Competition Authority Decisions >> M/20/026 - Rocketsports/BenchWarmers [2020] IECompA m20026 (25 September 2020) URL: http://www.bailii.org/ie/cases/IECompA/2020/m20026.html Cite as: [2020] IECompA m20026 |
||
[New search] [Contents list] [Help]
The proposed acquisition by Rocket Sports Internet Limited of sole control of BenchWarmers Limited has been cleared by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
| Notification date | Decision date |
|---|---|
| Thursday September 10, 2020 | Friday, September 25, 2020 |
| Parties Involved | Business activities |
|---|---|
| Rocket Sports Internet Limited | Rocket Sports Internet Limited is a UK based sports media business that operates a network of sports news websites and social media accounts, including: caughtoffside.com; empireofthekop.com; and football-espana.net. |
| BenchWarmers Limited | BenchWarmers Limited operates the website www.benchwarmers.ie and the associated social media accounts. The content of www.benchwarmers.ie is directed at sporting matters. |
| Economic sector | Media merger |
|---|---|
| Media | Yes |
| Submissions from third parties due by: | |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
| Thursday, September 24, 2020 | |
| Current status: Completed |
|---|
| Cleared (Phase 1) |
| Authorised Officer Assigned | Contact Details |
|---|---|
| Colm roche | Tel: +353 1 470 3662 |
| Susan Whelan | Tel: +353 1 470 3651 |
