Al Jazeera to acquire significant stake in Canal Plus

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NEW DELHI: Al Jazeera is set to acquire a significant stake in Canal Plus to ease regulatory concerns from the Spanish Creation of National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) and give green light to Telefonica’s takeover of the Spanish pay-TV platform.
 
Telefonica is reportedly in talks with Al Jazeera in this connection. In May, Telefonica agreed to purchase the 56 per cent stake in Digital+ owned by Prisa for €750 million before subsequently agreeing to acquire Mediaset’s 22 per cent stake in Digital+ for an initial €295 million.
 
However, regulator CNMC has yet to approve the deal and recent reports have suggested that it is likely to impose strict conditions, such as the requirement to open up the content of Digital+ to rivals Vodafone-Ono and Orange.
 
The European Commission has also expressed concerns that the proposed merger would give Telefonica control of 80 per cent of Spain’s pay-TV market.
 
Qatar’s Al Jazeera is said to be particularly interested in the rights to live Spanish football matches owned by Canal Plus. In February, Telefonica signed a one-season rights deal with Barcelona for 2015-16 and the company recently announced that it is planning to double Movistar TV subscribers to four million this year.

http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/news-broadcasting/al-jazeera-to-acquire-significant-stake-in-canal-plus-150410
 
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