The Competition Commission will now investigate the issue further, before deciding on any "necessary remedies".
Their comments came after the Competition Commission launched an investigation into the merger move.
The Competition Commission can choose to cover all these issues in the scope of its inquiry.
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The Competition Commission would primarily focus on issues of media plurality in making their decision.
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The Competition Commission is expected to publish its report on the issue on 14 April.
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The Competition Commission has warned the Channel tunnel operator's ownership of MyFerryLink may be anti-competitive.
One might expect the Competition Commission to have something to say about this, and it does.
That deal was referred to the Competition Commission and it formally cleared the takeover last month.
An investigation by the Competition Commission would delay the Lloyds bid for six months.
However, the Competition Commission, which heard Real's appeal, concluded that Beckham was not being confrontational.
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The acquisition has been referred to the Competition Commission by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).
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He said the situation should be investigated by the Competition Commission and the European Competition Authorities.
An earlier scheme, Project Kangaroo, was blocked by the Competition Commission at the start of 2010.
This was followed by investigations by both the Office of Fair Trading and the Competition Commission.
The Competition Commission is to complete its report on the car industry by the end of January.
The OFT's decision to refer the car insurance market to the Competition Commission is a provisional one.
That's a problem the Tories have to solve for themselves: in politics, the Competition Commission can't help.
Heathrow Airport Holdings had to sell Stansted as a result of a ruling by the Competition Commission.
The EU Competition Commission argued that Motorola sought an injunction despite Apple's apparent willingness to enter an agreement.
The merger of two china clay businesses in Cornwall in 2012 has been referred to the Competition Commission.
The Competition Commission has wide-ranging powers to deal with concerns, which extend to blocking a merger going ahead.
The proposed merger of two NHS hospital trusts in Dorset is to be investigated by the Competition Commission.
The figures come shortly after the market for car insurance was referred to the Competition Commission for investigation.
It had therefore referred the merger for further investigation by the Competition Commission.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said he would accept the offer rather than refer the takeover to the Competition Commission.
The company said it would challenge the provisional findings of the Competition Commission.
The Competition Commission is expected to publish its final report on 14 April.
And the OFT's remit, and that of the Competition Commission, is wholly domestic.
The imminent creation of a competition commission, together with the development of new industries, may help loosen their grip.
But the OFT chose not to refer the market to the Competition Commission - a decision welcomed by the banks.
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