Newsletter-21

Cinema Services Sector Report of the Competition Authority* Att. Mert Karamustafaoglu Introduction The CompetitionAuthority (“Authority”) announced the outcome of the recently finalized “Cinema Services Sector Report” to the pub- lic (“Report”). It may be observed that such sector report particularly aims to analyze the AFM/MARS merger, which was conducted in the film projection market, and within this context, examine the variances in the competition conditions of various markets, such as production, distribution and projection markets. The report also aspires to examine the digitalization process that is rapidly growing in recent years. With- in the context of such intent, it may be observed that the report deals with all markets in the cinema industry, and especially analyzes the impacts of digitalization in the projection market, as well as changes encountered following the AFM-MARS decision. The said report consists of four main sections as set out, below: - General information on the cinema market - Digital transformation process in Turkey - Prominent sector-related decisions of the EU, the USA and Turkey - AFM-MARS decision and the current situation * Article of April 2016