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"This risked giving consumers the misleading impression that platinum tickets were better”: Ticketmaster criticised over Oasis reunion tickets debacle, but this time it's got nothing to do with dynamic pricing

Platinum tickets with no added benefits may have broken law

MusicRadar

Ticketmaster may have breached law in pricing Oasis tickets, says CMA

UK watchdog seeks changes to the way company labels tickets and provides pricing information, as some fans pay more than £350 for £150 tickets

The Guardian - UK

Competition watchdog sets out ‘concerns’ over Ticketmaster’s Oasis sale

The CMA said it had not found evidence that Ticketmaster used an algorithmic pricing model during the Oasis offer.

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UK watchdog backs plan for cap on price of resale tickets in blow to touts

CMA stance moves Britain step closer to outright ban on ticket touts ripping off fans

The Guardian - UK

Hospitality bosses demand investigation into "extortionate" energy bills

Soaring gas and electricity bills are one of the biggest threats to the survival of many restaurants and bars

Evening Standard

‘Callous’: Are Malian troops and Russian mercenaries attacking civilians?

Conflict monitors say Wagner fighters have intensified combat and widened their operation areas since 2023.

Al Jazeera

Hospitality industry asks UK watchdog to look into ‘entrenched’ energy bill problems

Trade body tells Competition and Markets Authority it fears companies may have been overcharged for years

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UK broadcasters fined £4.2m for illegally sharing details on freelancers

Competition watchdog rules BBC, ITV, BT and IMG pooled data on fees for production workers at football and rugby matches

The Guardian - UK

BBC, ITV among broadcasters fined £4.2m after sharing secrets on freelancers pay

BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after the companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers

The Independent UK

Four sports broadcasters fined £4m after colluding on freelance pay rates

BT, IMG, ITV and BBC have all been fined after a regulator found companies coordinated on how much to pay freelancers.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves is causing confusion on competition policy. What does she want?

Is the chancellor just tweaking, or is she rewriting the definition of ‘anti-competitive’ under consumer’s noses?

The Guardian - UK

UK regulators to face twice-yearly reviews as Reeves vows to slash red tape

Chancellor tells watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation

The Guardian - UK

Thames Water begs to be spared fines and costs, warning bidders will walk away

Exclusive: Managers and lenders racing to find a buyer want regulator to agree to leniency amounting to billions of pounds

The Guardian - UK

Apple and Google browser dominance harming consumer choice, says watchdog

The Competition and Markets Authority said the tech giants’ duopoly was ‘not working well, and this is holding back innovation’.

Evening Standard

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Microsoft's OpenAI "tech bromance" dodges UK merger probe — as it builds in-house models and tests DeepSeek in Copilot to break away from the ChatGPT maker

After investigating Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says it's not a merger, escaping further regulatory scrutiny.

TechRadar

UK regulator clears Microsoft’s $13bn deal with OpenAI after lengthy delay

UK CMA watchdog rules Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI hasn’t been problematic.

The Guardian - UK

UK watchdog drops competition review of Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership

CMA says tie-up does not qualify for an official investigation under Britain’s merger control regime

Evening Standard

Competition regulator will not investigate Microsoft partnership with OpenAI

The Competition and Markets Authority said the link-up between the firms does not qualify for investigation under rules around mergers.

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The Guardian - UK

Co-op admits blocking rivals from setting up nearby shops

Supermarket broke rules more than 100 times across its property portfolio, competition regulator says

TechRadar

Microsoft hits back against UK competition lawsuits, slams AWS and Google once again

Microsoft is arguing its case against the CMA’s Provisional Decision Report, slamming AWS and Google too

Evening Standard

Co-op admits unlawful land deals blocking rival supermarkets

The Competition and Markets Authority said it was concerned by the ‘very large number of breaches’ by the supermarket chain.

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis charity to be given new special powers

If the charity takes forward a super complaint, the CMA has to respond within 90 days

Evening Standard

Martin Lewis’s charity will have powers to make ‘super complaints’

The Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has been recommended for the status by the Department for Business and Trade.

The Guardian - UK

UK regulator fines four banks £100m over traders’ sharing of information

HSBC, Citi and Morgan Stanley among five banks CMA investigated for competition law breaches between 2009 and 2013

The Independent UK

Four banks fined £100m over chat room messages

HSBC, Citi, Royal Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley were all fined, while Deutsche Bank received immunity for reporting its conduct to authorities

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