The official decision wont come for a few weeks but the deal is already off.
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However, this had not satisfied the concerns.
For RTL, the blow comes after itfailedto merge French online grid M6 with TF1.
RTL’s Thomas Rabe and Talpa founder John de MolRTL; SANDER KONING/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
That deal was struck for similar reasons but was stopped by authorities on similar anti-competitive grounds.
Todays news comes after ourstoryon RTLs production arm Fremantle.
However, Rabe has unequivocally rejected that idea.
