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North Media intends to appeal the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court ruling regarding FK Distribution tying sales conditions in 2018-2019
Investor news 26 May 2025 Today, the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court has upheld the rulings of the Competition and Consumer Authority and Competition Appeals Board, that North Media’s subsidiary FK Distribution in 2018-2019 abused its dominant position by applying tying conditions for physical and digital distribution of leaflets in contracts with customers. North Media Group CEO Lasse Ingemann Brodt says:"We have taken note of the Maritime and Commercial High Court's judgment and that
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