Discovery/Hasbro Deal Passes Antitrust Muster
FTC and Justice Department clear the way for toy giant to take 50% stake in new channel
By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 5/20/2009 12:00:27 PM
The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department have cleared the way for toy manufacturer Hasbro to take a 50% stake ($300 million worth) in the new joint venture Discovery Kids channel.
Discovery plans to team with Hasbro
to populate Discovery Kids with programming based on Hasbro toys,
including My Little Pony, Tonka, and Transformers, as well as games
Trivial Pursuit and Scrabble.
The FTC on Wednesday issued an early termination notice of its competitive review of the deal.
The deal was required to be submitted for Justice and FTC pre-merger approval per a standard Hart-Scott-Rodino antitrust review for potential anti-competitive harm. There is a set waiting period before the transaction can proceed, but the parties can request that the waiting period be terminated early. That request was granted Tuesday.
That means neither the FTC nor the Justice Department plan to file suit to block or condition the deal.
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