Progress

Current status
concluded
29 Nov 2022 concluded
19 Aug 2022 processing consultation
26 Jul 2022 in consultation
27 Jan 2022 under deliberation
19 Oct 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

29 Nov 2022
concluded

Issued CMA Report on its market study into music and music streaming

On 29 November 2022, the UK Competition and Market Authority (CMA) closed its market study into music and music streaming services and published its final Report. The CMA found that consumers had benefited from digitisation and competition among mus…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
19 Aug 2022
processing consultation

Consultation closed on an update paper on CMA study into music and music streaming market

On 19 August 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed the public consultation on its updated paper to its market study on music and streaming. The update paper presents the initial findings from the study launched on 27 January 20…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
26 Jul 2022
in consultation

CMA publishes update paper on its study into competition in the music streaming market and opens consultation

On 26 July 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an updated paper to its market study on music and streaming and opened a public consultation on its preliminary findings. The study aims to assess whether innovation is foste…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
27 Jan 2022
under deliberation

Announced CMA market study into competition in the music streaming market

On 27 January 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced a market study into music streaming from a consumer and creator perspective. The CMA will assess whether innovation is fostered and market power is well distributed. The focus of…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority
19 Oct 2021
under deliberation

CMA announced intention to conduct a market study into music streaming

A study on competition in music streaming markets is announced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority. The study will assess whether the changes brought by the streaming technologies require the intervention of competition measures in the music…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type announcement
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority