Merger brief: A remix of your favourite tunes of data issues in merger control (Apple/Shazam)

Here. 

Competition merger brief

EC, July 2019, here. 

Apple/Shazam: Data Is Power, But Not a Problem Here

N. Zingales, here.

Apple/Shazam

EC, CASE M.8788, here. 

Apple acquires music analytics firm that claims it can ‘find the next Justin Bieber’

The Verge, here. 

Apple completes acquisition of Shazam, will remove ads from free version

Android Police, here. 

FAIR PLAY: Apple’s Shazam Deal Shows EU Eyeing, Not Halting, Big Data

Bloomberg, here. 

Commission clears Apple's acquisition of Shazam

EC, here.

Statement of the EDPB on the data protection impacts of economic concentration

EDPB, here.

EU set to clear Apple's bid for music app Shazam: sources

Reuters, here. 

Vestager: “Tiene sentido que las empresas paguen a los usuarios por sus datos”

ElPais, aquì.

Competition and a fair deal for consumers online

M. Vestager, here.
Platform fairness is today's hot topic but the Commissioner doesn't mention it. She refers to it in an interview, though.

Spotify Targets 1.5 Billion YouTube Users With New Free Service

TechCrunch, here. 

Commission opens in-depth investigation into Apple's proposed acquisition of Shazam

EC, here.

Vertical Mergers

ICN, Video here (Session 1 - 22 March 2018). 

Enforcing EU competition law in a time of change

J. Laitenberger, here.

Apple/Shazam promises to be an interesting merger control case...

EU to probe Apple’s $400m deal for Shazam

FT, here.