CCI Penalises Digital Cinema Service Providers for Anti-Competitive Agreements

PF Digital Media Services Ltd. Vs UFO Moviez India Ltd. (Competition Commission of India) Competition Commission of India (CCI) has found UFO Moviez India Ltd. (referred to as OP-1 and OP-2 along with its subsidiary Scrabble Digital) and another unnamed party (OP-3) in contravention of anti-competitive agreement provisions under the Competition Act, 2002. The violations pertain to Sections 3(4)(a) (tie-in arrangement), 3(4)(b) (exclusive supply agreement), and 3(4)(d) (refusal to deal), read with Section 3(1) which prohibits agreements causing an appreciable adverse effect on competition in In...