News The European Commission opened an in-depth Phase II investigation into the proposed acquisition in July 2025 News UMG submitted formal commitments to the EC on December 11 News Company says its response to the regulator 'comprehensively addresses' the Commission's outstanding issue with the transaction. News Statement of Objections issued by the EC represents a formal escalation in the investigation into the transaction News Bloomberg reports that the EC is preparing a 'statement of objections' over the deal News Competition authority sets provisional deadline of February 6, 2026 to decide on the deal News Org has published a paper titled "Universal/Downtown – Why does it matter from a cultural diversity perspective?" News The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place