Competition Commission
Cheat sheet: Project Canvas
Cheat Sheet Kangaroo, an online on-demand TV service and joint venture between the BBC's commercial arm BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4, was referred by the OFT to the Competition Commission, and the project was... [23 Jun 2009]
Opera: 'IE-free Windows not enough to get competitive'
News Microsoft's abrupt reversal comes shortly before the European Commission is due to rule on antitrust charges brought against the company in January, claiming that it abuses its dominant position by bundling its Explorer... [15 Jun 2009]
IE-free Windows coming to Europe: Microsoft bows to pressure
News The abrupt reversal comes shortly before the European Commission is due to rule on antitrust charges brought against Microsoft in January, claiming that the world's largest software company abuses its dominant position... [12 Jun 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment The Federal Trade Commission's decision to investigate the relationship between Apple and Google highlights the closeness between the two - but is unlikely to separate them in any meaningful way. The recent FTC... [26 May 2009]
The ISO/IEC 20000 Journey With Axios Systems
White Paper In its commitment to providing first class service to its customers, the Competition Commission's IT Services made the decision to become ISO/IEC 20000 accredited - the International Standard for IT... [17 May 2009]
EC slams Intel with €1bn antitrust fine
News Intel structured its pricing policy to ensure that a computer manufacturer which opted to buy AMD CPUs for that part of its needs that was open to competition would consequently lose the rebate (or a large part of it)... [13 May 2009]
Microsoft says EU regulators will give Google more power
News The Commission, which regulates competition in the 27-country European Union, has charged Microsoft with seeking to stymie rivals by tying the firm's web browser to its dominant Windows system. By... [11 May 2009]
Europe votes for net-neutrality reforms
News I welcome the European Parliament's strong endorsement of the reform of the EU telecoms rules," Viviane Reding, Europe's commissioner for telecoms and IT, said in a European Commission statement. On the net-neutrality... [07 May 2009]
Google, Apple board ties under scrutiny
News The US Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into whether the ties between the boards of Apple and Google violate antitrust laws, the New York Times reported on Monday. Under federal antitrust law, a person is... [06 May 2009]
Project Canvas: Watch out for DRM, rivals and quality
News Another BBC collaboration - a single platform for viewing BBC, ITV and Channel 4 programmes on a computer known as Project Kangaroo - was blocked by the Competition Commission in February. The issue of... [27 Apr 2009]
Orange 'on the hunt for BBC, ITV, C4 tech'
News Project Kangaroo started life in 2007 as a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, Channel 4 and ITV but was subsequently given the red light by the Competition Commission earlier this year due to fears... [06 Apr 2009]
EU backs plans for fat pipe-funding risk to be shared
News Reding's spokesman said the draft summit statement reflected the Commission's view there cannot be investment that discriminates between operators or excludes competition. In this context, it invites the... [23 Mar 2009]
'The web is getting into our DNA'
Comment Not all of Channel 4's experiments with online content have ended in success - Project Kangaroo, a video-on-demand collaboration with BBC and ITV was axed this year after the Competition Commission... [18 Mar 2009]
EU takes the heat off Microsoft antitrust monitoring
News The European Commission has said it will stop actively monitoring Microsoft to check the software maker is complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. In 2005, the Commission appointed an independent trustee... [05 Mar 2009]
Google wants to get in on Microsoft antitrust case
News Google wants to help the European Commission prove antitrust charges against Microsoft related to the software giant's dominance of the web browser market. The Commission formally put Microsoft on notice... [25 Feb 2009]
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