Antitrust Developments in the Media and Entertainment Industries (2009 Antitrust Review of the Americas)
Antitrust issues continue to play a central role in the media and entertainment industries, both in transactions and through litigation. The high-risk, capital-intensive nature of the media business, rapid changes in distribution technology that reward "first-movers", and intense consumer interest in popular culture all combine to push antitrust issues to the forefront with both government enforcement agencies and private litigants. This article, an extract from the 2009 Antitrust Review of the Americas - a Global Competition Review special report -
www.globalcompetitionreview.com, is written by three of the Firm's antitrust and competition law specialists, and highlights some of the more significant recent transactions and litigations involving the media and entertainment industries.