Brussels, 16/10/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission authorised the acquisition of the Canadian Seagram and its subsidiary Canal+, though by setting certain conditions. The merger had been notified last June, but had raised numerous questions over three specific markets: pay per view television, the emerging pan-European market for portals and the merging market for on-line music.
Concerning the first part, the Commission felt that, due to the near-certain exclusive access of...