/View.info/ In September 2015, the Commission for the Protection of Competition gave permission for the acquisition of “Channel 3” television by “New Bulgarian Media Group Holding” EAD.
I hereby declare that, despite this permission and in view of my already categorically expressed position to suspend my participation in Bulgarian business projects in the future, “New Bulgarian Media Group Holding” JSC refuses to complete the transaction for the acquisition of “Channel 3” television.
This is stated in a statement by Delyan Peevski sent to the Bulgarian media.
“In connection with the ongoing speculations, circulated both by competing publications and by my political opponents, about “Peevski’s media” and about the presence of concentration in the media market, I once again clearly state that in the composition of the holding “New Bulgarian Media Grupa Holding AD includes companies that publish only the newspapers “Monitor”, “Telegraf”, “Politics Dnes”, “Meridian Match”, and the holding also owns a share in the regional newspaper “Borba”. Their market share in the Bulgarian newspaper market is in no way can it be defined as “concentration”, since there are more than 250 newspapers published on the territory of the country, and compared to the general media market, which also includes the electronic media (televisions, radios and Internet sites), the share of the above-mentioned newspapers is insignificant”. stated in the statement.
“I am aware that the circulation of these speculations only serves their authors and aims to discredit any political or public position other than theirs. Such behavior violates the right of everyone to freely express their opinion. I declare that I have no involvement, directly or indirectly , nor do I exert – personally or through persons connected to me – any influence on other print or electronic media, therefore any suggestions in this regard are absolutely false,” emphasizes Delyan Peevski.
“My ownership, both in the media and in other companies, is publicly known. It’s time to end the speculation and the destruction of Bulgarian companies, based only on false claims of connection with me. There is nothing constructive in this – hatred only destroys and benefits no one,” the statement added.
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