vertical combination


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Noun1.vertical combination - absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution
vertical integration
consolidation, integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them"
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In particular, it exhibited the first two of the three components identified above, an upstream horizontal component (the horizontal combination of Comcast's programming assets with NBCU's programming assets) and a vertical component (the vertical combination of NBCU's programming assets with Comcast's distribution assets.) The FCC concluded that significant competitive harms would result from both aspects of the transaction and imposed conditions that were intended to ameliorate these harms.
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Roberts and Zucker countered such arguments by emphasizing that the transaction will be a "vertical combination of NBCU's content with Comcast's multiple distribution platforms." In today's media landscape, the two argue, the new NBCU will still "face competition from a growing roster of content providers," and competition from distributors will be as fierce as ever.
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Lafarge has therefore made a commitment to divest its roofing tile business in order to avoid the vertical combination of Aalborg and Lafarge's concrete roofing tile business.
CEMENT: ALL-CLEAR FOR LAFARGE'S ACQUISITION OF BLUE CIRCLE

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