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NMa clears acquisition of Dutch soccer broadcasting rights by Fox
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has cleared the acquisition of Eredivisie Media en Marketing (EMM) by Fox International Channels (Fox). With this move, Fox gains a majority stake of 51 percent in EMM, which commercially exploits the … -
NMa: shopping around for financial products pays off
Shopping around pays off, even for financial products, such as health insurances, car insurances or mortgages. Price differences are much larger than most people think. The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has identified 15 of the most popular … -
NMa clears three hospital mergers, price ceiling imposed
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has given the green light to three hospital mergers in different parts of the Netherlands. All hospitals have indicated they will comply with a self-imposed price ceiling, leaving the NMa confident that these … -
NMa: 10 years of tariff regulation has generated at least EUR 7 billion
A study commissioned by the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has revealed that, thanks to tariff regulation, energy consumers (individuals and businesses) from 2000 until 2011 paid more than EUR 7 billion less than they would have without … -
NMa limits pilotage tariff increase for 2013
The pilotage tariffs in 2013 will increase by 2.67 percent, according to the tariff decision that the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) published today. The NMa has set lower pilotage tariffs than the Dutch Pilots’ Corporation (NLc) had proposed. … -
The Netherlands Consumer Authority fines Hotel Group International for selling method
The Netherlands Consumer Authority (CA) has imposed a fine of EUR 105,000 on Hotel Group International (HGI) and on its owner for the way it sold its HotelGroup Passport product. Consumers were contacted by phone and were told they had won a prize or had … -
ECN has made improvements to the Model Leniency Program
The European Commission and the 27 national competition authorities in Europe have clarified and made improvements to its Model Leniency Program. Chris Fonteijn, chairman of the Board of the NMa, reacts: ‘We believe that the changes will reduce the …