Media mergers

United Kingdom

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has been asked to consent under sections 58(3) and (4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 to the following transfers without a report from the Competition Commission:

Proposed newspaper transfer from News Communications & Media plc to Gannet UK Ltd, the parent company of the Newsquest group, of The Weekly Echo and related assets. (DTI Press Release P/2000/187)

Proposed newspaper transfer from News Communications & Media plc to Johnston Press Plc of The Weekly Echo. (DTI Press Release P/2000/188)

Proposed transfer from Tindle Newspapers Ltd of the Fleetwood Weekly News and Thornton Cleveleys and Poulton Weekly News and related assets to Regional Independent Media Houldings Limited. (DTI Press Release P/2000/189)

The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry has been asked to consent to the following transfer:

Proposed transfer from News Communications & Media plc to Trinity Mirror plc of The Weekly Echo. (DTI Press Release P/2000/162)