Media 24 Limited, Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd and the Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd; AND The Competition Commission, Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd, Rising Sun Printers CC, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd and Riverton Trading 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Guardian Web
Case Number
LM109Mar11/INS113Oct11
Case type
Interlocutory Application
Procedural matter
Application to Inspect
Case status
Settled between parties
Competition Tribunal Members
Norman Manoim, Yasmin Carrim, Merle Holden
Industry
media
Relevant market
Cold-set printing (KZN) and publishing of paid-for and free/community newspapers (KZN and NE Cape) further narrowed in terms of LSM and language groups and distribution days (low/middle LSM vs middle/upper LSM; English vs Afrikaans vs Zulu vs Xhosa; and Daily vs weekly vs Weekend).
Sector
Information and communication
Case Name
Media 24 Natal Witness
Applicant
Media24 Ltd, Paarl Coldset (Pty) Ltd, The Natal Witness Printing and Publishing Company (Pty) Ltd
Respondent
The Competition Commission, Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd, Rising Sun Printers cc, Independent Newspapers (Pty) Ltd, Riverton Trading 1 (Pty) Ltd t/a Guardian Web